Behind the Bricks

On this episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles is giving you an early holiday gift: a sneak peek at what’s to come in the newly renovated IMS Museum! Doug checks out the construction progress and sees how the permanent and temporary exhibits are taking shape, checks out the brand new second level and gets some insights into what stories will be told when the IMS Museum reopens in April 2025.

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On this episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles travels across Central Indiana to show race fans where renown dirt racer Bryan Clauson's lives on in the Indianapolis community away from The Dirt Track at IMS. He visits the Indiana Donor Network offices in Indianapolis, Forest Part in Noblesville, Indiana, and the Clauson-Marshall Race Shop in Fishers, Indiana. To learn more about the Bryan Clauson Legacy Fund, which is a restricted fund within Indiana Donor Network Foundation that supports the families of donor heroes by helping families be with their loved one prior to organ donation, click the link below:

Driven2savelives.org/bc-legacy-fund

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Did you know that IMSA sports car racing is a bit of a hometown series? When the series takes to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway next weekend for the TireRack Battle on the Bricks, several will be competing in their home race. On this episode of Behind the Bricks, Doug Boles goes on a tour across Central Indiana to visit a couple of the shops and show fans some local teams they can root for.

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Few NASCAR trophies are as iconic as the coveted Brick on a silver and gold pedestal. On this episode of Behind the Bricks, Doug Boles highlights the return of the Brickyard 400 trophy and gives some insight into the permanent trophy that honors every winner in race history.

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On this episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles goes behind the counter of a concession stand to show you how these operate during event time, including the Indy 500, Brickyard 400 and many more events held at IMS. Plus, he tells you how YOU can get involved at IMS.com/Fundraising.

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Yes, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has a horticulturist on staff. When you have 7,000 in-ground plants and 200 on Victory Podium, you have to! On this episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles gets to work with Abby Head as she orders, cares for, and stages the locally-grown flowers ahead of the Month of May and the Indy 500.

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What is a title sponsor? How come that person got to say “Drivers, Start Your Engines!” How about the group that presented the race winner with the trophy? All of your questions are answered on this episode of Behind the Bricks, as we follow Sonsio during the Sonsio Grand Prix and understand what it means to be a title sponsor at IMS.

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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.

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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 you through the annual Motorsports Safety Training at IMS, which features specific training scenarios for INDYCAR, NASCAR, IMSA and more to make sure every driver at IMS is safe.

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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, which opens a year from this week. The Museum is a separate entity from IMS and is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. Consider supporting the Museum by visiting imsmuseum.org

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