24-05-2025
- Automotive
- Indianapolis Star
Every year, IMS picks a celebrity or other notable person to start the Indy 500
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Adam Driver, the Indianapolis 500 Honorary Starter, waves the green flag on Sunday, May 28, 2023, to start the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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President and CEO of Gainbridge, Dan Towriss waves the green flag for the 104th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, August 23, 2020.
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Actors Christian Bale and Matt Damon wave the green flags to start the103rd Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 26, 2019.
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Actor Chris Hemsworth waves the green flag to start the 102nd running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 27, 2018.
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From left, actor Jake Gyllenhaal and Boston marathon bombing survivor Jeff Bauman wave the green flag at the start of the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Sunday, May 28, 2017. Gyllenhaal will play Bauman's character in an upcoming film.
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAY 29: Chris Pine waves the green flag to start the Indy 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 29, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by)
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Actor Patrick Dempsey waves the green flag to start the 99th Indianapolis 500.
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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban waves the green flag to start the 98th running of the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 25, 2014.
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Purdue president Mitch Daniels has a few ideas how to fix college basketball.
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Former Pacer Reggie Miller acknowledges the crowd was he was working the television broadcast for TNT in the first half of their game Monday, January 23, 2017, evening at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
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Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard smiled at the crowd while speaking at the Kentucky Derby Festival 2024 They're Off! Luncheon at the Galt House in downtown Louisville, KY., on Friday, April 19, 2024.
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INDIANAPOLIS - MAY 27: Peyton Manning, quarterback for the Indianapolis COlts waves the green flag at the start of the IRL IndyCar Series 91st running of the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 27, 2007 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by)
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U.S. President George W. Bush gives Retired Army Lt. Col. Bruce Crandall the Medal of Honor, the military's highest medal, during a ceremony at the White House in Washington February 26, 2007. Crandall, a helicopter pilot in the Vietnam war, received the award for his valor during a battle in 1965. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES)
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 12: Michael Peña speaks onstage during the "Landman" premiere at Paramount Studios on November 12, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo byfor Paramount+)
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