Indy 500 driver Rinus VeeKay and his boxing phenom wife Carmen share their love story
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Rinus and Carmen Veekay pose Monday, May 12, 2025, along pit lane at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Rinus, an IndyCar driver, and Carmen, a professional boxer, now call Carmel, Indiana, home.
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On a scooter, Rinus and Carmen Veekay make their way Monday, May 12, 2025, through Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Carmen Veekay, a professional boxer, holds onto her sparring gloves Monday, May 12, 2025, along pit lane at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Her husband, IndyCar driver Rinus Veekay's car matches the color of her gloves.
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Rinus Veekay talks Monday, May 12, 2025, along pit lane at Indianapolis Motor Speedway about how he proposed to his wife, Carmen.
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Carmen Veekay smiles Monday, May 12, 2025, as her husband and IndyCar driver Rinus Veekay talks about moving into their Carmel home.
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The sparring gloves of Carmen Veekay sit Monday, May 12, 2025, atop the Firestone tires of her husband and IndyCar driver Rinus Veekay in the garage area of Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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IndyCar driver Jacob Abel tests out Monday, May 12, 2025, the sparring gloves of Carmen Veekay, wife of IndyCar driver Rinus Veekay (right).
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Rinus Veekay talks Monday, May 12, 2025, along pit lane at Indianapolis Motor Speedway about how he met his wife, Carmen.
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Rinus Veekay talks Monday, May 12, 2025, along pit lane at Indianapolis Motor Speedway about how he met his wife, Carmen.
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Carmen Veekay smiles Monday, May 12, 2025, along pit lane at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as she and husband, Rinus Veekay, talk about how they met.
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Rinus and Carmen Veekay compare Monday, May 12, 2025, along pit lane at Indianapolis Motor Speedway the dangers of each of their sports. Rinus is a professional IndyCar driver and Carmen is a professional boxer.
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Rinus and Carmen Veekay pose Monday, May 12, 2025, along pit lane at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Rinus, an IndyCar driver, and Carmen, a professional boxer, now call Carmel, Indiana, home.
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