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IMS Behind the Bricks (Museum Update Part 2)

November 22, 2024
On this episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles is giving you an early holiday gift: a sneak peek at what’s to come in the newly renovated IMS...

Bryan Clauson’s Legacy Across Central Indiana

September 27, 2024
On this episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles travels across Central Indiana to show race fans where renown dirt racer Bryan Clauson's lives on in the Indianapolis...

Local IMSA Teams

September 13, 2024
Did you know that IMSA sports car racing is a bit of a hometown series? When the series takes to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway next weekend for the TireRack Battle on the...

Brickyard 400 Trophy

July 19, 2024
Few NASCAR trophies are as iconic as the coveted Brick on a silver and gold pedestal. On this episode of Behind the Bricks, Doug Boles highlights the return of the...

Concession Stand Operations

July 12, 2024
On this episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles goes behind the counter of a concession stand to show you how these operate during event time, including the...

Victory Podium Flowers

June 21, 2024
Yes, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has a horticulturist on staff. When you have 7,000 in-ground plants and 200 on Victory Podium, you have to! On this episode of Behind the...

Sonsio Behind the Scenes, Part 2

June 07, 2024
What is a title sponsor? How come that person got to say “Drivers, Start Your Engines!” How about the group that presented the race winner with the trophy? All of...

IMS Vaults and Safes

May 03, 2024
As credit card transactions become the norm, IMS President Doug Boles blasts into the past and checks out the remnants of cash at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. That includes breaking...

Safety Training

April 26, 2024
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway prides itself on its fire rescue and medical response teams that arrive to the scene of an accident within seconds. But how do they get that...

IMS Museum Construction Update

April 05, 2024
On this episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles truly goes behind the bricks of the IMS Museum and checks in on the renovation progress. He also gets...

Sonsio Open House

March 22, 2024
On this Episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles goes all the way to the Denver area and meets up with some local Indy 500 fans in the...

IMS Track Rentals

December 08, 2023
Maybe you've wondered what happens at IMS the other 11 months of the year, or maybe you've heard how the track operates over 150 days a year. But what does...

Crown Hill

November 17, 2023
On this episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles visits the iconic Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis to learn about its connection to auto racing and the Indianapolis...

Museum Basement

October 13, 2023
One final tour of the famed IMS Museum basement. That’s what’s in store on this week’s episode of Behind the Bricks, as IMS President Doug Boles checks out some of...

BC39 Track Prep

September 29, 2023
It takes weeks of preparation and a village of people, but The Dirt Track at IMS has been brought to life for the Driven2SaveLives BC39! On this episode of Behind...

BtB Road Course to Oval Conversion

September 08, 2023
How does the Indianapolis Motor Speedway go from a 2.5-mile oval to a 2.439-mile road course and back again? On this episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles...

Pit Lane Stencils

August 04, 2023
Is it a tradition, or is it a fact of life at the Indianapolis 500? Every year when you show up for Race Day, pit lane is lined with stencils...

Indy 500 Prerace Part 2

July 14, 2023
In this continued episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles continues to give you a behind the scenes look at pre-race ceremonies for the Indianapolis 500 presented by...

Indy 500 Prerace Part 1

July 07, 2023
Whether you're one of the thousands in attendance, or one of the millions watching at home, Indy 500 pre-race is special. But it's also one of the most choreographed pieces...

TV Compound

June 16, 2023
From 175,000 feet of fiber optics to robotic cameras, sound mixing, in-car camera joysticks, storytelling and so much more, learn how IMS Productions and IMS work with partner NBC to...

Public Address

June 09, 2023
This week on Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles comes to you from a secure location at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway – the central location of our Public Address...

Scoring Pylon

May 05, 2023
This week on Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles highlights more changes that have been made at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway – this time to the famed Scoring Pylon!...

Offseason Updates

April 28, 2023
This week on Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles shows you what’s been going on at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway over the offseason. The track has put in a...

Legends Printing

April 07, 2023
This week on Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles gets put to work creating some of the merchandise YOU can purchase online now and this May at the Indianapolis...

Golf Course Ponds

March 24, 2023
Let’s hit the links and go for a swim on this week’s episode of Behind the Bricks! IMS President J. Douglas Boles takes us to the lake inside the racetrack...

Content Day

March 10, 2023
This week on Behind the Bricks, we’re taking a vacation out to Palm Springs, California! IMS President Doug Boles took us along on his trip to INDYCAR Content Days this...

Yard of Bricks

February 24, 2023
For the first time in nearly two decades, there’s a fresh Yard of Bricks. It’s not often that portions of the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway are dug up and replaced,...

IMS Photo Vault

January 26, 2023
More than 5 million photos in a fireproof vault. That’s how IMS archives 113 years of history at the Racing Capital of the World. On the latest episode of Behind...

Vintage IMS Media Center

January 13, 2023
A living piece of history right in the IMS grandstands. On Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles takes race fans into the previous press boxes at IMS, which are...

Winterization

December 02, 2022
What goes on at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway the rest of the year when cars aren't on track? Well, this episode of Behind the Bricks is here to teach you....

Exploring the Creek, Part 2

November 18, 2022
Doug Boles is going where few people have ever gone before – underneath the Indianapolis Motor Speedway! This week on Behind the Bricks, the IMS President goes exploring in the...

Horiculture

November 04, 2022
Did you know: the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, while tucked inside the urban Town of Speedway, is home to at least 196 different plant species and 57 different animal species? On...

Grandstands

October 21, 2022
This week on Behind the Bricks, IMS President J. Douglas Boles takes us all the way back to 1909 and to the very first grandstands built at the Indianapolis Motor...

Bus Tour

October 07, 2022
On this episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles ventures to the IMS Museum and takes the wheel of a tour bus to give an official “Kiss the...

A look at the Dirt Track at IMS

October 07, 2022
This week on Behind the Bricks, Doug Boles, president of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, goes behind the scenes of the Dirt Track at IMS, a quarter-mile dirt oval located just inside...

Behind the Scenes of the Infield Care Center

September 02, 2022
It’s the oldest building inside the famed IMS oval, and it quite literally saves lives. On this episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President J. Douglas Boles gives race fans...

Historic Nature Of Brickyard Crossing

August 12, 2022
It’s more nature than racetrack, and it can be traced back to the late 1800s. Those are some of the facts and stories you’ll hear on this week’s episode of...

Brickyard Crossing

July 15, 2022
On this episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President J. Douglas Boles gives race fans an inside look at the Brickyard Crossing golf course and some areas of the Racing...

Camera Views

July 01, 2022
On this episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President J. Douglas Boles goes on a journey around the Racing Capital of the World to show you how NBC Sports and...

Camera Views

July 01, 2022
On this episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President J. Douglas Boles goes on a journey around the Racing Capital of the World to show you how NBC Sports and...

Flags on Grandstands

June 17, 2022
On this episode of Behind the Bricks, a generational job is revealed as Dave and Mike Pool and their extended family raise the flags atop the Indianapolis Motor Speedway grandstands....

Doug and Dario part 2

May 20, 2022
It’s the second episode of a two-part feature on Dario Franchitti for this episode of Behind the Bricks! The three-time Indy 500 winner relives his second Indy 500 win in...

Doug and Dario

May 06, 2022
On this episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President J. Douglas Boles spends time walking down the main straightaway of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario...

Welcome to Behind the Bricks

May 02, 2022
Go behind-the-scenes of the Racing Capital of the World on Behind the Bricks! Hosted by Indianapolis Motor Speedway President J. Douglas Boles, this exclusive content series shows race fans areas...