IMS AND INDYCAR ASSIST NEEDY DURING NBA ALL-STAR GAME FESTIVITIES

The ball is already rolling for the 108th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, and the official 100-day countdown to “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” began on Sunday, May 26 with the arrival of the NBA’s 2024 All-Star Game in Indianapolis. IMS AND INDYCAR ASSIST NEEDY DURING NBA ALL-STAR GAME FESTIVITIES

The ball is already rolling for the 108th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, and the official 100-day countdown to “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” began on Sunday, May 26 with the arrival of the NBA’s 2024 All-Star Game in Indianapolis.

Conor Daly, a veteran “500” driver, helped kick off the world-class basketball display by driving All-Star starter Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers to the game’s opening ceremony. Daly, who drove a street-legal NTT INDYCAR SERIES two-seat race vehicle, also competed in the All-Star Celebrity Game at Lucas Oil Stadium.

“Indianapolis does big events so well, and to combine our love of the Indy 500 with the NBA is special,” said Daly, an Indianapolis native and resident. “Basketball and racing are very much Indiana’s roots.”

Sting Ray Robb, an NTT INDYCAR SERIES driver who also lives in Indianapolis, joined over 700 members of auto racing’s local ecology, including Penske Entertainment employees, race team members, series partners, and race fans, in the NBA All-Star Million Meal Movement. The meals they prepared on Friday morning will be delivered to associated Indiana food banks via NTT INDYCAR SERIES carriers.

“It’s good for INDYCAR to have partnered with the NBA, the Pacers, and Lucas Oil Stadium for a great cause,” said Robb, who helped IMS President J. Douglas Boles seal and box a few hundred dinners. “Coming together like that is great way to have a big impact, and it was great to see so many of our (INDYCAR community) involved.”

From the squeak of sneakers on the basketball court to the boom of engines on the Yard of Bricks, Indianapolis crowns winners. IMS and INDYCAR organized a week of programming around the annual NBA All-Star Game to highlight and celebrate Indiana’s strong motorsport and basketball history.

Throughout All-Star Week, the IMS pylon displayed a countdown to Sunday’s game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Tony Kanaan, the 2013 “500” winner, recorded a video titled “Love Letter to Basketball” that was posted on social media.

NTT INDYCAR SERIES driver Pietro Fittipaldi gave NBA Brasil an IMS tour, while TNT, which will broadcast this weekend’s NBA All-Star festivities, has gathered “500” content for its programs.

Red Bull athlete Chris Matthews, aka Lethal Shooter, built a “Hoop of Bricks” and performed trick shots from the 2023 Indy 500 Pace Car and the IMS flag stand.

It has been a celebration of two of Indiana’s long-held passions: basketball and racing.

“(We) hope to make our hometown proud,” Daly explained.

In 100 days, incumbent “500” winner Josef Newgarden of Team Penske will attempt to give Roger Penske’s organization a record-breaking 20th victory in the event. The event attracts around 300,000 spectators each year.

Conor Daly, a veteran “500” driver, helped kick off the world-class basketball display by driving All-Star starter Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers to the game’s opening ceremony. Daly, who drove a street-legal NTT INDYCAR SERIES two-seat race vehicle, also competed in the All-Star Celebrity Game at Lucas Oil Stadium.

“Indianapolis does big events so well, and to combine our love of the Indy 500 with the NBA is special,” said Daly, an Indianapolis native and resident. “Basketball and racing are very much Indiana’s roots.”

Sting Ray Robb, an NTT INDYCAR SERIES driver who also lives in Indianapolis, joined over 700 members of auto racing’s local ecology, including Penske Entertainment employees, race team members, series partners, and race fans, in the NBA All-Star Million Meal Movement. The meals they prepared on Friday morning will be delivered to associated Indiana food banks via NTT INDYCAR SERIES carriers.

“It’s good for INDYCAR to have partnered with the NBA, the Pacers, and Lucas Oil Stadium for a great cause,” said Robb, who helped IMS President J. Douglas Boles seal and box a few hundred dinners. “Coming together like that is great way to have a big impact, and it was great to see so many of our (INDYCAR community) involved.”

From the squeak of sneakers on the basketball court to the boom of engines on the Yard of Bricks, Indianapolis crowns winners. IMS and INDYCAR organized a week of programming around the annual NBA All-Star Game to highlight and celebrate Indiana’s strong motorsport and basketball history.

Throughout All-Star Week, the IMS pylon displayed a countdown to Sunday’s game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Tony Kanaan, the 2013 “500” winner, recorded a video titled “Love Letter to Basketball” that was posted on social media.

NTT INDYCAR SERIES driver Pietro Fittipaldi gave NBA Brasil an IMS tour, while TNT, which will broadcast this weekend’s NBA All-Star festivities, has gathered “500” content for its programs.

Red Bull athlete Chris Matthews, aka Lethal Shooter, built a “Hoop of Bricks” and performed trick shots from the 2023 Indy 500 Pace Car and the IMS flag stand.

It has been a celebration of two of Indiana’s long-held passions: basketball and racing.

“(We) hope to make our hometown proud,” Daly explained.

In 100 days, incumbent “500” winner Josef Newgarden of Team Penske will attempt to give Roger Penske’s organization a record-breaking 20th victory in the event. The event attracts around 300,000 spectators each year.