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There’s a lot of history floating around Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Some of it sits in turn 1, where passes have been made, races have been lost and a few have been won. Some of it is buried under the yard of bricks, the crossing of which has crowned 76 winners across the race’s 109 runnings. Some of it is in the stands, the pagoda, the snake pit, and so on.
An astonishingly dense amount of it is packed into the IMS Museum, which reopened in 2025 after an 18-month renovation, which may be better described as a rebirth.
From an entryway depicting Gasoline Alley through the years to the upper mezzanine, where historical artifacts overlook decades’ worth of race-winning cars, everything about the Museum was rethought and redone ahead of this year’s Indianapolis 500.
The newly open to the public four-time winners exhibit showcases pieces of the most successful drivers’ endeavors at the Speedway, while some of the most recgonizable and controversial cars to grace the track sit in the new Penske Gallery.
If you missed the Month of May, couldn’t squeeze some free time during the Brickyard 400, have never been to Indianapolis or simply miss the NTT IndyCar Series on an off weekend, join us for a tour through time, triumph, turmoil and turns 1 through 4 at the IMS Museum.
Alex is the IndyCar Content Director at Frontstretch, having initially joined as an entry-level contributor in 2021. He also serves as Managing Director of The Asia Cable, a publication focused on the international affairs and politics of the Asia-Pacific region which he co-founded in 2023. With previous experience in China, Japan and Poland, Alex is particularly passionate about the international realm of motorsport and the politics that make the wheels turn - literally - behind the scenes.