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Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'He seems inevitable this season': Reaction to Alex Palou's 2025 Indianapolis 500 win
Alex Palou's first oval win came at the Indianapolis 500 on May 25. The reaction on social media highlighted Palou's dominance, but it didn't mean everyone was happy with the race (or the number of commercials). Here is the response to the 109th running of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Alex Palou wins the 2025 Indianapolis 500: Reaction to the race
USA Today
25-05-2025
- Automotive
- USA Today
Josef Newgarden's Indy 500 three-peat odds got a boost, but he's still not the favorite to win in 2025
Josef Newgarden's Indy 500 three-peat odds got a boost, but he's still not the favorite to win in 2025 Happy Indianapolis 500 day, folks! The biggest day in motorsports is finally here, and that means it's time to look at some last-minute odds for one of the biggest races in the world. KYLE LARSON'S DOUBLE DUTY: Kyle Larson reveals approach for rare second Indy 500, Coca-Cola 600 Double attempt In the week leading up to the 2025 Indy 500 — set for Sunday at 12:45 p.m. ET on Fox — Pato O'Ward was the favorite to win "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" at +500, according to BetMGM. And Alex Palou (+600), Scott McLaughlin (+700) and Scott Dixon (+700) were right there with him. As of race day on Sunday morning, O'Ward (+475) and Palou (+475) are still favored to win, per BetMGM. But two-time defending Indy 500 champ Josef Newgarden jumped ahead of McLaughlin and Dixon and now has the third-best odds to win his third straight Indy 500 at +700 — despite being part of the Team Penske controversy this week. Here's a look at which IndyCar drivers have the best odds to win the 2025 Indy 500, as of Sunday morning, according to BetMGM. For The Win's experts made their race predictions, including the winner, of course. We predict Palou, Dixon or O'Ward will take the Indy 500 checkered flag and get to enjoy a cold bottle of milk in celebration. After all, there's a reason these drivers are favored to win.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
See sights from the 2025 Hyundai Air & Sea Show in Miami Beach
The Hyundai Air & Sea Show, famously dubbed 'The Greatest Show Above the Earth,' returns to Miami Beach Memorial Day Weekend, from May 24–25. The free public event aims to celebrate the strength and service of the U.S. Armed Forces and first responder agencies. Featuring aerial and sea demonstrations, cutting-edge military technology, and the men and women who operate them, the show says it offers a unique tribute to American heroes — on land, in the air, and at sea. Check out some of the top photos from the event by Miami Herald photojournalist Pedro Portal:
Miami Herald
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
See sights from the 2025 Hyundai Air & Sea Show in Miami Beach
The Hyundai Air & Sea Show, famously dubbed 'The Greatest Show Above the Earth,' returns to Miami Beach Memorial Day Weekend, from May 24–25. The free public event aims to celebrate the strength and service of the U.S. Armed Forces and first responder agencies. Featuring aerial and sea demonstrations, cutting-edge military technology, and the men and women who operate them, the show says it offers a unique tribute to American heroes — on land, in the air, and at sea. Check out some of the top photos from the event by Miami Herald photojournalist Pedro Portal:
USA Today
20-05-2025
- Automotive
- USA Today
Every 2025 Indy 500 driver's choice of celebratory milk, should they win
Every 2025 Indy 500 driver's choice of celebratory milk, should they win After completing a strenuous, multi-hour workout, pretty much the last thing anyone would want is a large bottle of milk. Unless, of course, you're the Indianapolis 500 winner, and in that case, a bottle of milk is all they want. After taking the checkered flag to win the biggest IndyCar Series race of the season and one of the biggest motorsports races in the world, the victorious driver will usually celebrate a bit on the track and with their team before pulling the car to the Winner's Circle. INDIANAPOLIS 500 HISTORY: Every Indy 500 champion since 2000 Enter the Veteran Milk Man, a representative of the American Dairy Association Indiana who will hand the winner a chilled bottle of their preferred kind of milk. The winner usually takes a few sips before dumping it on their head and maybe splashing some folks nearby. Ahead of each Indy 500, the association polls drivers about their celebratory milk choice, should they win The Greatest Spectacle in Racing. The options are simple — whole, 2 percent or fat-free milk — though many drivers hilariously would like a few more options. (There is a secret lactose-free option, should a driver request that.) As we've seen over the years, whole milk continues to dominate with 29 of the 33 drivers selecting it. Four — Hélio Castroneves, Conor Daly, Graham Rahal and Alexander Rossi — opted for 2 percent and, surprisingly, zero want skim. INDY 500 STARTING LINEUP: See the 2025 Indy 500 starting grid with Robert Shwartzman on the pole Why does the Indy 500 winner drink milk? So, why milk? The answer is simple: It's a nearly 100-year-old tradition. And the many traditions of the Indy 500 and Indianapolis Motor Speedway help make the 500 the magical event it is — milk and all. Decades ago when the milk tradition began, it started with buttermilk and driver Louis Meyer. As Indianapolis Motor Speedway explains: "Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Louis Meyer regularly drank buttermilk to refresh himself on a hot day and happened to drink some in Victory Lane as a matter of habit after winning the 1936 race. An executive with what was then the Milk Foundation was so elated when he saw the moment captured in a photograph in the sports section of his newspaper the following morning that he vowed to make sure it would be repeated in coming years. There was a period between 1947-55 when milk was apparently no longer offered, but the practice was revived in 1956 and has been a tradition ever since." Buttermilk is no longer an option, but after the Indy 500, the designated 'milk people' from the American Dairy Association Indiana will pull one of three bottles — one for each milk option — from a chilled cooler, which one of the milk people is sometimes handcuffed to. And they deliver it to the winning driver for the iconic celebration. The 109th Indy 500 is set for Sunday, May 25 (green flag at 12:45 p.m. ET) at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
