Start your engines! The annual Indianapolis 500 — a.k.a the “Indy 500” — is about to kick off, and racing fans can’t wait to see the event. With 33 racers ready to take the track, only one will receive the highly coveted Borg-Warner Trophy.

Taking place at the famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway, some of the racers include Robert Shwartzman and Josef Newgarden . Schwartzman made history as the first rookie in over 40 years to claim the pole position during qualification, awhile Newgarden won the 2024 Indy 500 and became the first racer to win the event two years in a row since Helio Castroneves. As Newgarden seeks a three-peat, fans can’t wait to see if he can pull it off.

In the days leading up to the race, Newgarden spoke with The Athletic about his goal to win the Indy 500 “fiv

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