Behind the Bricks

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What's Behind the Bricks about?

Go behind-the-scenes of the Racing Capital of the World on Behind the Bricks! Hosted by Indianapolis Motor Speedway President J. Douglas Boles, this exclusive content series shows race fans areas of the famed racetrack a Race Day ticket cannot provide and offers never-before-heard stories that you can only hear by tuning in to Behind the Bricks.

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Behind the Bricks episodes:

05.03.2024
IMS Vaults and Safes
As credit card transactions become the norm, IMS President Doug Boles blasts into the past and checks out the remnants of cash at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. That includes breaking into safes that haven't been opened for decades. See Privacy Policy...
04.26.2024
Safety Training
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway prides itself on its fire rescue and medical response teams that arrive to the scene of an accident within seconds. But how do they get that good? On Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles takes...
04.05.2024
IMS Museum Construction Update
On this episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles truly goes behind the bricks of the IMS Museum and checks in on the renovation progress. He also gets an exclusive look at the vision of the refreshed Museum,...
03.22.2024
Sonsio Open House
On this Episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles goes all the way to the Denver area and meets up with some local Indy 500 fans in the area and spends time with new IMS sponsor Sonsio to...
12.08.2023
IMS Track Rentals
Maybe you've wondered what happens at IMS the other 11 months of the year, or maybe you've heard how the track operates over 150 days a year. But what does that mean? On this episode of Behind the Bricks, Doug...
11.17.2023
Crown Hill
On this episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles visits the iconic Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis to learn about its connection to auto racing and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Then, he makes a rare visit with an...
10.13.2023
Museum Basement
One final tour of the famed IMS Museum basement. That’s what’s in store on this week’s episode of Behind the Bricks, as IMS President Doug Boles checks out some of the Museum’s most prized possessions in one of the most...
09.29.2023
BC39 Track Prep
It takes weeks of preparation and a village of people, but The Dirt Track at IMS has been brought to life for the Driven2SaveLives BC39! On this episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles explains how grandstands are...
09.08.2023
BtB Road Course to Oval Conversion
How does the Indianapolis Motor Speedway go from a 2.5-mile oval to a 2.439-mile road course and back again? On this episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles highlights the work, time and effort that goes into converting...
08.04.2023
Pit Lane Stencils
Is it a tradition, or is it a fact of life at the Indianapolis 500? Every year when you show up for Race Day, pit lane is lined with stencils signifying each driver's pit box. On this episode of Behind...
07.14.2023
Indy 500 Prerace Part 2
In this continued episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles continues to give you a behind the scenes look at pre-race ceremonies for the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge. You'll see how Jewel prepared for the National Anthem,...
07.07.2023
Indy 500 Prerace Part 1
Whether you're one of the thousands in attendance, or one of the millions watching at home, Indy 500 pre-race is special. But it's also one of the most choreographed pieces of the Month of May. In this two part episode...
06.16.2023
TV Compound
From 175,000 feet of fiber optics to robotic cameras, sound mixing, in-car camera joysticks, storytelling and so much more, learn how IMS Productions and IMS work with partner NBC to bring the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge broadcast to life...
06.09.2023
Public Address
This week on Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles comes to you from a secure location at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway – the central location of our Public Address sound system! You’ll see the original floor of the room...
05.05.2023
Scoring Pylon
This week on Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles highlights more changes that have been made at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway – this time to the famed Scoring Pylon! The current, third version of the Scoring Pylon received a...
04.28.2023
Offseason Updates
This week on Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles shows you what’s been going on at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway over the offseason. The track has put in a lot of work to continue to improve the fan experience,...
04.07.2023
Legends Printing
This week on Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles gets put to work creating some of the merchandise YOU can purchase online now and this May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway! He joins the Legends Global Merchandise group, who...
03.24.2023
Golf Course Ponds
Let’s hit the links and go for a swim on this week’s episode of Behind the Bricks! IMS President J. Douglas Boles takes us to the lake inside the racetrack and explains how and why the lake was created during...
03.10.2023
Content Day
This week on Behind the Bricks, we’re taking a vacation out to Palm Springs, California! IMS President Doug Boles took us along on his trip to INDYCAR Content Days this winter and gave us a behind the scenes tour as...
02.24.2023
Yard of Bricks
For the first time in nearly two decades, there’s a fresh Yard of Bricks. It’s not often that portions of the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway are dug up and replaced, but that’s just what happened this winter at the Racing...
01.26.2023
IMS Photo Vault
More than 5 million photos in a fireproof vault. That’s how IMS archives 113 years of history at the Racing Capital of the World. On the latest episode of Behind the Bricks, Doug Boles gives you a tour of the...
01.13.2023
Vintage IMS Media Center
A living piece of history right in the IMS grandstands. On Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles takes race fans into the previous press boxes at IMS, which are sneakily located within the grandstands. Built in 1961 and used...
12.02.2022
Winterization
What goes on at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway the rest of the year when cars aren't on track? Well, this episode of Behind the Bricks is here to teach you. This week, IMS President Doug Boles gets down and dirty,...
11.18.2022
Exploring the Creek, Part 2
Doug Boles is going where few people have ever gone before – underneath the Indianapolis Motor Speedway! This week on Behind the Bricks, the IMS President goes exploring in the creek that runs underneath the Racing Capital of the World...
11.04.2022
Horiculture
Did you know: the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, while tucked inside the urban Town of Speedway, is home to at least 196 different plant species and 57 different animal species? On this episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles...
10.21.2022
Grandstands
This week on Behind the Bricks, IMS President J. Douglas Boles takes us all the way back to 1909 and to the very first grandstands built at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway through the most recent grandstand renovation in 2016. Tag...
10.07.2022
Bus Tour
On this episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles ventures to the IMS Museum and takes the wheel of a tour bus to give an official “Kiss the Bricks” IMS Museum tour to a surprised group of fans...
10.07.2022
A look at the dirt track at IMS
This week on Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles takes you behind the scenes of The Dirt Track at IMS, a quarter-mile dirt oval located just inside Turn 3 of the famed racetrack. While parts of this track are...
09.02.2022
Behind the Scenes of the Infield Care Center
It’s the oldest building inside the famed IMS oval, and it quite literally saves lives. On this episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President J. Douglas Boles gives race fans a behind the scenes tour of the IU Health Emergency...
08.12.2022
Historic Nature Of Brickyard Crossing
It’s more nature than racetrack, and it can be traced back to the late 1800s. Those are some of the facts and stories you’ll hear on this week’s episode of Behind the Bricks as IMS President J. Douglas Boles takes...
07.15.2022
Brickyard Crossing
On this episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President J. Douglas Boles gives race fans an inside look at the Brickyard Crossing golf course and some areas of the Racing Capital of the World that have never been shown to...
07.01.2022
Camera Views
On this episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President J. Douglas Boles goes on a journey around the Racing Capital of the World to show you how NBC Sports and IMS photographers capture those historic images of the Indianapolis 500...
06.17.2022
Flags on Grandstands
On this episode of Behind the Bricks, a generational job is revealed as Dave and Mike Pool and their extended family raise the flags atop the Indianapolis Motor Speedway grandstands. Since the late 1960s, these flags have flown at IMS...
05.20.2022
Doug and Dario part 2
It’s the second episode of a two-part feature on Dario Franchitti for this episode of Behind the Bricks! The three-time Indy 500 winner relives his second Indy 500 win in 2010 and his third and final win in 2012 that...
05.06.2022
Doug and Dario
On this episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President J. Douglas Boles spends time walking down the main straightaway of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti. The two reminisce about Dario’s first-career Indy 500 start...
05.02.2022
Welcome to Behind the Bricks
Go behind-the-scenes of the Racing Capital of the World on Behind the Bricks! Hosted by Indianapolis Motor Speedway President J. Douglas Boles, this exclusive content series shows race fans areas of the famed racetrack a Race Day ticket cannot provide...

What's Behind the Bricks about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Behind the Bricks episodes:

IMS Vaults and Safes

Safety Training

IMS Museum Construction Update

Sonsio Open House

IMS Track Rentals

Crown Hill

Museum Basement

BC39 Track Prep

BtB Road Course to Oval Conversion

Pit Lane Stencils

Indy 500 Prerace Part 2

Indy 500 Prerace Part 1

TV Compound

Public Address

Scoring Pylon

Offseason Updates

Legends Printing

Golf Course Ponds

Content Day

Yard of Bricks

IMS Photo Vault

Vintage IMS Media Center

Winterization

Exploring the Creek, Part 2

Horiculture

Grandstands

Bus Tour

A look at the dirt track at IMS

Behind the Scenes of the Infield Care Center

Historic Nature Of Brickyard Crossing

Brickyard Crossing

Camera Views

Flags on Grandstands

Doug and Dario part 2

Doug and Dario

Welcome to Behind the Bricks