This Freaky Turbine Car Nearly Won the Indy 500! Two years before Americans landed on the moon, Parnelli Jones nearly won the Indy 500 with a turbine engine from a helicopter.

The turbine cars that once ran at Indy carried the spirit of innovation. Our friends over at Petrolicious have a great piece on the machines and the last gasp of unlimited competition at the ...

We look back on how turbine cars, The Wooshmobiles, almost took over the Indy 500.

Indy 500 car was designed in a wind tunnel. Decades ahead of its time — performance and design built for speed. A real ...

Six turbine-powered cars were entered for the 1968 Indy 500, even though the sanctioning body had reduced the allowable air inlet on turbine engines from 21.90 square inches to 15.99 square inches ...

We’ve finally arrived: It’s the Month of May, and that means the motorsport world is gearing up for the Indianapolis 500, also fondly known as The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

Blinded after an accident at age 5, Ralph Teetor was determined to pursue engineering. His inventions have filtered into ...

The Indianapolis 500 has been a testbed for numerous automotive experiments in speed, aerodynamics, and more - all in service of attempting to win the race.

Every year before the Indy 500, drivers start their engines and the pace car leads them to the starting line. But what is a pace car? And who drives it?

Back in the 1960s, Lotus experimented with a turbine engine to power its Indy 500 car, and it went pretty well. We've got all the details on this unique racer.

Here's everything you need to know about the Indy 500 pace car tradition ahead of the 2022 race.

Here's everything you need to know about the Indy 500 pace car tradition ahead of the 2022 race.