There was history made on many fronts for the 1991 Indianapolis 500 — starting at the front. Rick Mears became the third four-time winner of the Indy 500, joining legends A.J. Foyt and Al Unser, by ...

When Autoweek asked Rick Mears during Friday’s Team Penske press conference just how supportive he’s going to be for former teammate Helio Castroneves’ bid to win a record-breaking fifth Indianapolis ...

Editor’s Note: From Tuesday, May 19 to Saturday, May 23, FOX Sports will count down the top five Indianapolis 500 drivers of all time. INDIANAPOLIS – The key to success for Rick Mears in the ...

Coincidentally, Casey Mears scored his first NASCAR Nextel Cup victory on the same day as the Indianapolis 500, a race his uncle, Rick Mears, won four times. But as he watched on television last ...

Rick Mears is Indy-Car racing personified. The former off-road racer made his IndyCar debut in 1976, won the Indy 500 in '79, '84, and '91, is a three-time IndyCar champion, and is the only driver to ...

Since his first Indianapolis 500 win in 1973, Gordon Johncock had come close to a second win on several occasions. He’d finished third in 1976 and 1978. Between those two outings, he’d dominated in ...

SPEEDWAY, Ind. — One image of four racing legends encapsulates 16 historic wins at the Indianapolis 500. A.J. Foyt, Al Unser, Rick Mears and Helio Castroneves came together on the Yard of Bricks at ...

SPEEDWAY, Ind. (WISH) — The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum on Friday kicked off the month of May a little early. The museum unveiled a new exhibit called “Rocket Rick Mears.” It opens to the ...

The race was run in 1982, so most details are at least a little fuzzy for everyone involved. But the first words Bobby Rahal uses to describe the first visit of Indy cars to Road America leaves no ...

Of all the off-road racers that made it to the big big time, that is the Indianalpolis 500, you'd have to say that Rick Mears was the best. In fact, except for AJ Foyt, Mears could be the best that ...

The 1991 Indianapolis 500 was going to be a special event, even before the season began. Preparations had been underway for years preparing for the 75th Diamond Anniversary of the historic race.

(Editor’s note: NBC Sports has selected the Top 10 Indy 500s of All-Time through an esteemed panel of former drivers, broadcasters, journalists and historians. The countdown continues today and will ...