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Open Wheel Archive: The 2003 Indianapolis 500

May 23, 2025 by Tom Blackburn
2003 Indianapolis 500 champion Gil de Feran

The 2003 Indianapolis 500 almost saw the race’s first ever back-to-back-to-back winner.

Categories Featured Content, IndyCar, Open Wheel Archive, Tom Blackburn

Open Wheel Archive: The 2012 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

March 1, 2025 by Alex Gintz
Dan Wheldon Way Ref Image Without Watermark M28606

Dan Wheldon’s adopted home track hosted the first IndyCar race since his passing at Las Vegas in 2011.

Categories Alex Gintz, Featured Content, IndyCar, Open Wheel Archive

Reel Racing: Looking Back at 2024’s Racing Movies

February 13, 2025February 12, 2025 by Adam Cheek
Kevin Harvick

Adam Cheek looks back at three of the racing films and documentaries released in 2024.

Categories Adam Cheek, Cup Series, Featured Content, Reel Racing

Reel Racing: Emotional ‘The Lionheart’ Paints Portrait of Dan Wheldon

April 3, 2024April 3, 2024 by Adam Cheek
Dan Wheldon Way Ref Image Without Watermark M28606

HBO’s latest racing documentary takes a deep-dive into the legacy of the British racing driver taken from IndyCar too soon.

Categories Adam Cheek, Featured Content, IndyCar, Reel Racing

Open Wheel Archive: The 2005 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

March 7, 2024March 7, 2024 by Alex Gintz
Dan Wheldon Way Ref Image Without Watermark M28606

IndyCar’s first street circuit race proved to be a turning point in both a legendary career and the development of the series at large.

Categories Alex Gintz, Featured Content, IndyCar, Open Wheel Archive

Inside IndyCar: Dan Wheldon’s 2005 Championship Season

September 8, 2023September 7, 2023 by Alex Gintz
The Pagoda of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on race day morning for the 2022 Indianapolis 500

Wheldon’s 2005 season set a bar that wouldn’t be reached for almost two decades.

Categories Alex Gintz, Featured Content, IndyCar, Inside IndyCar

The Pit Straight: Does the Danger of Open-Wheel Racing Add to Its Mystique?

October 22, 2024June 20, 2023 by Jack Swansey
Lewis Hamilton inside Max Verstappen at the start of the 2021 British Grand Prix at Silverstone, LAT Images via Mercedes AMG F1

Danger is an inherent part of the sport of auto racing, even in the era of halos and HANS devices. But does it have to be? And what does it mean?

Categories Alex Gintz, F1, Featured Content, Jack Swansey, The Pit Straight

Inside IndyCar: Frontstretch’s Favorite Indy 500s, Pt. 1

May 27, 2023May 26, 2023 by Phil Allaway, Jack Swansey, Tom Blackburn and Michael Massie
Juan Pablo Montoya of Team Penske celebrates after winning the 99th running of the Indianapolis 500

There is nothing in sports quite like the Indianapolis 500, with its 106-year history of glory, tragedy, spectacle and speed. Four Frontstretch writers were asked to share the story of their favorite 500.

Categories Featured Content, IndyCar, Inside IndyCar, Jack Swansey, Michael Massie, News, Phil Allaway, Tom Blackburn

Dan Wheldon, Bob Jenkins Elected to IMS Hall of Fame

April 20, 2022March 20, 2019 by AJ Hecht

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame will be adding two more legendary figures to its hallowed halls, announcing on Wednesday that two-time Indianapolis 500 …

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Categories AJ Hecht, Featured Content, IndyCar News

A Last-Lap Thriller for the Ages: 2012 Indy 500 Race Recap

July 13, 2023May 28, 2012 by Frontstretch Staff

Dan Wheldon didn’t get a chance to defend his Indy win, so Dario Franchitti dedicated his victory to his friend and essentially defended it for him.

Categories IndyCar, IndyCar Recap, Toni Montgomery
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