SPEEDWAY — The Indianapolis Motor Speedway followed through on their promise and delivered a new car to the woman whose car was destroyed when a tire hit it during the Indy 500 in May. Robin Matthews was gifted a 2023 Chevy Equinox. “A huge step up from snowball,” Matthews said. “Snowball 2.0 is my dream car.” Snowball […]

INDIANAPOLIS — There were some scary moments during the final laps of the 107th Indianapolis 500 when the tire flew off of Kyle Kirkwood’s car and over the grandstands, narrowly missing the spectators. The crash marked the first of three red flags in the final laps of Sunday’s race. With only 14 laps remaining, Felix […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Pacers all-star Tyrese Haliburton will drive the pace car for the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500 this Sunday. Haliburton is coming off a breakout season for the Indiana Pacers in which he ranked fourth among guards in the league with 32 double-doubles. He averaged 20.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 10.4 assists and […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana native and acclaimed actor Adam Driver will wave the green flag to start Sunday’s Indy 500. Driver, known for numerous acting roles including Kylo Ren in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, was named honorary starter of the race on Tuesday. “Adam is going to experience one of the most exhilarating, powerful and […]

Sports

Fans are going to be in the stands for the 104th running of the Indianapolis 500. But, those in attendance will be required to wear a face covering. Race officials announced the August 23rd event will allow roughly 25 percent fan capacity. Fans going to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will also be given hand sanitizer, […]

@kwellscomm TLCnaptown.com Friday News & Sports Headlines Happy Friday to you on this Indy 500 Carb Day… A jam-packed day of events starts the Memorial Day Holiday Weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway including historic cars taking laps around the track and an autograph session for the field in the 40-lap Freedom 100, which runs early this […]

The rain has gone and the sun is shining…it’s just a beautiful day packed with all sorts of goodness for you and your family to be a part of.  Plus, send us a message on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram using @1067wtlc & @Jerrywade & @Karenvaughn may pay your cookout a visit this weekend.  Check out […]

One of our Women’s Empowerment 2015 performers are coming back to town. Grammy-nominated recording artist and actress Jordin Sparks is set to sing the National Anthem during pre-race ceremonies at the 99th Running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 24, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. SOURCE: http://www.indystar.com/story/life/2015/05/19/jordin-sparks-sing-anthem-indy/27580433/

Congratulations to driver Ryan Hunter-Reay for winning the Indy 500 today! Hunter-Reay passed Helio Castroneves to lead the final four laps creating the second closest finish in the history of the race.