Gordon retired at the end of last season, but will return this weekend to fill in for Earnhardt, who is recovering from a concussion.

The speedway's senior director of safety and security says every person and vehicle entering the venue on Sunday should expect to be stopped and checked by security.

The WFYI Speak Up Phone has found a new home for the month of May: The Speedway Center for the Arts. WFYI's Jill Ditmire and Speedway Arts Council president Amy Carroll talk about ways you can "Show and Tell" Indy 500 memories.

Racing fans can get a front row seat on the yard of bricks next week. It's part of the Indy Film Fest Roving Cinema screening of the classic Paul Newman film, "Winning." WFYI's Jill Ditmire invited IFF Executive Director Craig Mince to the studios to talk about this once in a lifetime opportunity.

Security will be tighter for the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 than any before.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Doug Boles says reserve seats may sell out by early May for the first time in more than two decades.

Speedway was one of four towns to not incorporate into Indianapolis in 1970, shaping the future of one of auto racing's premier destinations.