Quite a special club

It's quite a special club considering out of the 8 billion people on Planet Earth there are just 67 members, those the different winners in the 109 year history of the Indianapolis 500.

That most recent person to have the laurel wreath hung over his neck, to drink the traditional milk toast and kiss the last remaining yard of bricks at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is Spain's Álex Palou on May 25.

Palou earned $3.8 million from a purse of $20.283 million, up from 2024's $18,456 million.

The 2.5 mile iconic rectangular speedway oval that can hold 350,000 people did not earn the nickname "Bric...