Indianapolis 500

Death of racer Jason Leffler shakes his mentor Parnelli Jones

2013-06-14 00:00:00

"I just want to cry," Parnelli Jones said, and a moment later tears welled in the eyes of the legendary race car driver Thursday. The tears were for veteran driver Jason Leffler, a Long Beach native who died Wednesday night from injuries in a sprint-...

Snoop Dogg turns Snoop Snail in the animated film 'Turbo'

2013-06-13 05:00:00

It's getting confusing keeping track of Snoop Dogg’s animal aliases. Dogg, Lion -- and now snail? The garden creature was the reason for his performance Wednesday afternoon at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles, where he was promoting the new...

Californian JR Hildebrand loses ride in IndyCar racing series

2013-05-30 14:22:00

JR Hildebrand, who came within a few hundred yards of winning the Indianapolis 500 as a rookie in 2011, lost his ride with the Panther Racing team after another accident in this year's Indy 500. In its announcement Thursday, Panther said it parted...

Letters: Adding insult to Matt Kemp's injury

2013-05-31 17:18:00

It's hard to believe that Matt Kemp has made the Dodgers' $160-million investment disappear quicker than Bernie Madoff ever could have. Herb Schoenberg Tarzana :: I have never heard of a team being worse off if a guy that's hitting .251 with two...

The summer movie season's 6 over-the-top promotional tie-ins

2013-06-05 07:00:00

The summer moviegoing season is a time for superheroes, explosions — and marketing tie-ins. Some are a common-sense pairing of cinema and brand — "Fast & Furious 6" and Dodge,� "The Hangover: Part III" and Caesar's Palace Las Vegas —...

A.J. Allmendinger leads Indianapolis 500 at halfway mark

2013-05-26 10:50:00

Californian A.J. Allmendinger passed Tony Kanaan to take the lead at the halfway point of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. Kanaan was second, reigning IndyCar champion Ryan Hunter-Reay was third and Marco Andretti was fourth in a race that featured...

The Times' major league baseball rankings

2013-05-25 15:27:00

With a nod to the Greatest Spectacle in Racing, Sunday's Indianapolis 500, Times staff writer Kevin Baxter offers a speedy look at Major League Baseball. (Statistics through Friday's game. Last week's rankings in parentheses): RUNNING IN CLEAN AIR 1....

JR Hildebrand seeks a new Indianapolis 500 story to tell

2013-05-22 17:51:00

It was two years ago that IndyCar driver JR Hildebrand made a career-defining move at the Brickyard. But it's not the one you think. Hildebrand, a rookie from Sausalito, Calif., entered the last turn of the last lap of the Indianapolis 500....

Motor racing's banner day from Monaco to Indy to Charlotte

2013-05-21 15:01:00

Motor-racing fans mark this Sunday on their calendars because it's filled with three of the sport's most celebrated races. It starts with Formula One's glamorous Monaco Grand Prix. Then comes the iconic Indianapolis 500 followed by NASCAR's longest...

Four-time club could be enlarged at Indy 500

2013-05-23 19:37:00

INDIANAPOLIS — More than two decades have passed since Rick Mears became the last driver to win the Indianapolis 500 four times. Now, Helio Castroneves and Dario Franchitti hope to join that elite fraternity, which also includes A.J. Foyt and Al...

Indy 500 officials tighten security following Boston bombings

2013-05-24 12:21:00

INDIANAPOLIS -- Officials have tightened security for Sunday's Indianapolis 500, which typically draws more than 200,000 spectators, in response to the deadly Boston Marathon bombings last month. Oversize drink coolers have been banned, and a street...

With driver Takuma Sato, A.J. Foyt regains hopes of an Indy 500 win

2013-05-25 15:55:00

INDIANAPOLIS — In a back room inside garage stall A-5 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, just off Gasoline Alley, A.J. Foyt sits at a cramped lunch table entertaining friends and co-workers. The 78-year-old Foyt shifts in his chair carefully,...

Indianapolis Colts Coach Chuck Pagano waves the green flag at the Indianapolis 500 race on May 18.

2013-06-17 10:12:00

KY3's Paul Adler at the Indy 500

2013-05-26 13:34:00

Indianapolis 500 winner Tony Kanaan, a Brazilian driver of Lebanese heritage, pours the celebratory jar of milk over his head in Victory Lane on Sunday.

2013-05-26 00:00:00