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Indy 500 race day parking, camping sell out weeks earlier than in 2023
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — All race day parking and camping spots at Indianapolis Motor Speedway are sold out for the 2024 Indianapolis 500. The sellout happened three weeks earlier than last year. Doug Boles, president at IMS, said Wednesday that interest in IndyCar is growing because of families sharing the...
Win Tickets: Tales From The Tracks Presented By Relay Indiana 2024
Win Tickets: Tales From The Tracks Presented By Relay Indiana 2024 Enter below to win tickets to our SOLD OUT Tales From The Track event! On the cusp of the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500, 93.1 WIBC brings you a “bucket list” event with IndyCar driver Scott Dixon! Join us on Monday, May 20th […] The post Win Tickets: Tales From The Tracks Presented By Relay Indiana 2024 appeared first on WIBC 93.1 FM.
Roncalli Head Football Coach Resigns
INDIANAPOLIS — Eric Quintana has stepped down from his roles as a Physical Education teacher and Head Football Coach at Roncalli High School. During his two-year tenure, the Royals achieved a 16-9 record and secured Sectional, Regional, and Circle City championships in the 2022 season. Quintana was honored as the Marion County Coach of the […] The post Roncalli Head Football Coach Resigns appeared first on WIBC 93.1 FM.
Downtown streets get Indy 500-themed signs
INDIANAPOLIS — We're about a month away from the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500, and signs of the race are beginning to appear around the city. Street signs, to be precise. Downtown Indy, Inc. is giving some street corners a makeover with help from Indianapolis Motor Speedway president...
Documentary filmmaker remembers Hoosier son Carl Erskine
Indiana native, baseball legend and human rights advocate Carl Erskine passed away last week at the age of 97. WFYI’s Jill Sheridan sat down with Ted Green, documentary filmmaker and friend of Erskine, to talk about Erskine's lasting legacy. This transcript has been edited for clarity and length. Sheridan:...
Get votes in for track and field athletes of the week for April 15-20
Get your votes in by noon Friday for high school track and field athlete of the week:. Mason Alexander, Hamilton Southeastern: The junior football standout won the 100-meter dash (10.74 seconds) and took second in the 200 (21.99) at the Dennis McNulty Invitational at Warren Central. Alexander also ran on the Royals’ winning 4x100-meter relay team (42.18 seconds).
Caitlin Clark becomes first 2-time Sullivan Award honoree
Caitlin Clark, who broke the NCAA women's basketball single-season and career scoring records in a stellar senior season at Iowa, established another record on Tuesday. The 22-year-old Iowa native became the first-ever two-time winner of the AAU James E. Sullivan Award, which annually honors the nation's best amateur athlete. The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) has been handing out the Sullivan Award since 1930, when golfer Bobby Jones was the first honoree. Last year, Clark became the first women's basketball player to be the sole recipient of the Sullivan Award since Tennessee's Chamique Holdsclaw was recognized in 1998. Since then, four...
NASCAR’s Kyle Larson eyes Indianapolis 500 debut
Larson next month will become the fifth driver in history to attempt to complete “The Double” and run 1,100 miles in one day, starting with the Indianapolis 500 in an Indy car and then flying to Charlotte to drive in the Coca-Cola 600, NASCAR's longest race of the year.
Free concerts and more coming to Georgia Street during this summer's USA Swimming Olympic Trials
A big pool party is coming to Indianapolis. As more than 1,000 athletes descend on Lucas Oil Stadium for the USA Swimming Olympic Trials from June 15-23, parts of Georgia Street downtown will feature live music and entertainment for the estimated 250,000 spectators the trials will bring. Swim trials organizers Tuesday announced...
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