---
title: "Scenes From The 2018 Indy 500"
description: "Scenes from race weekend at the Indy 500."
date: "2018-05-30"
modified: "2018-05-30"
authors:
  - name: "Rip Shaub"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/rip-shaub"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/21205/scenes-from-the-2018-indy-500"
categories:
  - "News"
  - "Racing"
tags:
  - "Indy 500"
  - "indycar"
  - "Motorsport Photography"
  - "racing"
---

# Scenes From The 2018 Indy 500

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The IndyCar race at the Indy 500 is just a small piece of race weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Daily concerts, fan experiences, historic cars on track, parades, presentations and an hours-long opening ceremony are all part of the mix. And that doesn't even address the rest of the races and happenings throughout the month of May. Here's a look at some of the goings on at the track for race weekend.

![message-editor%2F1527719163324-ripshaub\_2018\_indycar\_indy500\_expgallery-2.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1527719163324-ripshaub_2018_indycar_indy500_expgallery-2.jpg>)
*The Pagoda at Indy marks the center of the universe on race weekend at Indy., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1527719180888-ripshaub\_2018\_indycar\_indy500\_expgallery-3.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1527719180888-ripshaub_2018_indycar_indy500_expgallery-3.jpg>)
*Nobody does heritage like Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Historic Indy 500 cars take to the track all weekend long. , *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1527719195651-ripshaub\_2018\_indycar\_indy500\_expgallery-4.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1527719195651-ripshaub_2018_indycar_indy500_expgallery-4.jpg>)
*More Historics from Indy., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1527719203510-ripshaub\_2018\_indycar\_indy500\_expgallery-5.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1527719203510-ripshaub_2018_indycar_indy500_expgallery-5.jpg>)
*The Yard Of Bricks. The only remaining section of the original brick track surface at the speedway. , *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![Danica Patrick prepares for final practice on Carb Day. The 500 will be her last race. ](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1527719219734-ripshaub_2018_indycar_indy500_expgallery-6.jpg>)
**© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1527719233979-ripshaub\_2018\_indycar\_indy500\_expgallery-7.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1527719233979-ripshaub_2018_indycar_indy500_expgallery-7.jpg>)
*Will Power, the eventual race winner this year. , *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1527719245587-ripshaub\_2018\_indycar\_indy500\_expgallery-8.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1527719245587-ripshaub_2018_indycar_indy500_expgallery-8.jpg>)
*The flags on the Pagoda., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1527719255562-ripshaub\_2018\_indycar\_indy500\_expgallery-9.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1527719255562-ripshaub_2018_indycar_indy500_expgallery-9.jpg>)
*Colton Herta wins the Freedom 100 IndyLights race on Carb Day. , *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1527719280314-ripshaub\_2018\_indycar\_indy500\_expgallery-10.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1527719280314-ripshaub_2018_indycar_indy500_expgallery-10.jpg>)
**© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

The figure atop the Borg Warner trophy.

![message-editor%2F1527719298183-ripshaub\_2018\_indycar\_indy500\_expgallery-11.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1527719298183-ripshaub_2018_indycar_indy500_expgallery-11.jpg>)
*Detail from the Borg Warner trophy., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1527719310023-ripshaub\_2018\_indycar\_indy500\_expgallery-12.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1527719310023-ripshaub_2018_indycar_indy500_expgallery-12.jpg>)
*The winner of the 2017 race, Takuma Sato, immortalized on the Borg Warner trophy. , *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1527719320001-ripshaub\_2018\_indycar\_indy500\_expgallery-13.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1527719320001-ripshaub_2018_indycar_indy500_expgallery-13.jpg>)
*The Baby Borg, presented to the winner, sits ready for the presentation to Sato. , *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1527719335405-ripshaub\_2018\_indycar\_indy500\_expgallery-14.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1527719335405-ripshaub_2018_indycar_indy500_expgallery-14.jpg>)
*Bands are omnipresent. In the infield, parading on the track, through the streets of Indianapolis and during the pre-race ceremony., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1527719357291-ripshaub\_2018\_indycar\_indy500\_expgallery-15.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1527719357291-ripshaub_2018_indycar_indy500_expgallery-15.jpg>)
*The pit stop competition on Carb Day draws a huge crowd and entertains for hours. , *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1527719369663-ripshaub\_2018\_indycar\_indy500\_expgallery-16.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1527719369663-ripshaub_2018_indycar_indy500_expgallery-16.jpg>)
*The Boy Scout marching band marches down the track early on race day. , *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1527719378952-ripshaub\_2018\_indycar\_indy500\_expgallery-17.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1527719378952-ripshaub_2018_indycar_indy500_expgallery-17.jpg>)
*Gasoline Alley packs with fans shortly before the grid is set. , *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1527719390020-ripshaub\_2018\_indycar\_indy500\_expgallery-18.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1527719390020-ripshaub_2018_indycar_indy500_expgallery-18.jpg>)
*Opening ceermonies kick into high gear after fans are cleared from the grid., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1527719407583-ripshaub\_2018\_indycar\_indy500\_expgallery-19.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1527719407583-ripshaub_2018_indycar_indy500_expgallery-19.jpg>)
*An IndyCar official waits behind Simon Pagenaud's car for the start of the race., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1527719420548-ripshaub\_2018\_indycar\_indy500\_expgallery-20.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1527719420548-ripshaub_2018_indycar_indy500_expgallery-20.jpg>)
*Local favorite and hometown racer Ed Carpenter's car sits on the grid. , *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1527719430629-ripshaub\_2018\_indycar\_indy500\_expgallery-21.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1527719430629-ripshaub_2018_indycar_indy500_expgallery-21.jpg>)
*A B2 bomber ups the ante in the flyover category., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1527719447802-ripshaub\_2018\_indycar\_indy500\_expgallery-22.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1527719447802-ripshaub_2018_indycar_indy500_expgallery-22.jpg>)
*Pit officials stand among the burnout skids on pit lane moments before the race start., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1527719497237-ripshaub\_2018\_indycar\_indy500\_expgallery-23.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1527719497237-ripshaub_2018_indycar_indy500_expgallery-23.jpg>)
*Teams, media and VIPS clear the grid after the drivers are seated., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1527719513195-ripshaub\_2018\_indycar\_indy500\_expgallery-24.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1527719513195-ripshaub_2018_indycar_indy500_expgallery-24.jpg>)
*The traditional balloon release fils the sky over the track., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1527719521140-ripshaub\_2018\_indycar\_indy500\_expgallery-25.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1527719521140-ripshaub_2018_indycar_indy500_expgallery-25.jpg>)
*The green flag, after 5 parade laps, marks the official start of the Indy 500. , *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1527719546342-ripshaub\_2018\_indycar\_indy500\_expgallery-26.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1527719546342-ripshaub_2018_indycar_indy500_expgallery-26.jpg>)
*A green flag marks a restart after a caution late in the race. , *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1527719711479-ripshaub\_2018\_indycar\_indy500\_expgallery-27.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1527719711479-ripshaub_2018_indycar_indy500_expgallery-27.jpg>)
*Fans watch Ed jones's crash on a large TV in Turn 2., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

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