INDIANAPOLIS — For the third consecutive year, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has removed the traditional balloon release from its pre-race festivities for the 106th Running of the Indianapolis 500 ...

During the past two years, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway held off on the pre-race balloon release largely due to COVID-19 protocols limiting the amount of staff on site. But this year ...

INDIANAPOLIS — There will be no balloon release at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the 106th running of the Indianapolis 500. The move was confirmed to FOX 8 sister station FOX59 by both ...

Indianapolis Motor Speedway says that it will not release balloons on race day. The tradition dates back to 1947 but has not happened for the last two years. The pandemic first prompted the pause ...