Indianapolis 500 2025: Full coverage from SB Nation

05/16/2025 08:00 AM

Full coverage of the 109th Indianapolis 500

Ahead of the 2024 Indianapolis 500, I sat down with McLaren CEO Zak Brown to get a flavor for the event. In addition to his duties with McLaren's Formula 1 team, Brown's position as McLaren's CEO has him keeping an eye on Arrow McLaren, the team's IndyCar operation.

And last year while Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were battling in the Monaco Grand Prix on the F1 side, Brown was in Indianapolis for the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500.

It did not take long during our conversation to see why.

"I'm fortunate. I have a lot of pinch-me moments these days, being in the fortunate position to work for McLaren. But, you know, it was always Memorial Day Weekend, the fastest race in the world, the largest live sporting attended event in the world with the most iconic names," said Brown to me last May during our discussion. "The Andrettis, the Rutherfords, the Clarks, the Stewarts, to the Unsers, the Fittipaldis.

"And it's a race that usually brings drama to it.

I remember, you know, Emerson [Fittipaldi] and Al [Unser Jr.] touching with a few laps to go," recalled Brown. "So it's produced some of the most iconic moments in sport. And so you put that all together. If you like motor racing, it's hard not to have had the Indy 500 make that impression on you as a kid growing up.

"It certainly did on me."

The Indianapolis 500 has that effect on sports fans the world over, and the 109th installment of one of motorsport's biggest events takes place this weekend. We will have full coverage for you of this year's Indianapolis 500, starting with qualifying this weekend, interviews with some of the drivers and engineers who will be taking part next week, through coverage of the race itself. So come back early and often to SB Nation for all your Indianapolis 500 needs!