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In Driver's Eye with James Hinchcliffe, the six-time INDYCAR winner will bring you inside the mind of a racer while breaking down the nuts and bolts of the sport for fans. Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Speedway, Ind.) The long wait is finally over. And that wait started minutes after the checkered flag fell on Alex Palous victory in the 2025 Indianapolis 500. Thirty-two drivers eagerly waiting for another chance to add their name to the list of those immortalized by winning The Great Spectacle in Racing. One driver looking to defend his title as the 500 champ. The Indy 500 is held in the largest sports area on Earth, Sunday is the 110th race since 1911, and its the most important race to any driver who has the privilege of even attempting to compete in it. When you stack all those things on top of each other, it isnt surprising that the Indy 500 intensifies every emotion that a driver feels. As a driver, you know winning this race changes everything. Your life will never be the same, and you feel that in every lap you do here at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. You also know that the team has put countless hours into preparing and running the car. Leading any INDYCAR race always feels good, but there's nothing comparable to the thrill of leading the Indy 500. When you take the lead at Indy for the first time, you cant help but smile in your helmet. You can almost hear the cheers of the crowd through the noise of the engine. Your heart rate spikes, and the adrenaline pumps harder. I remember leading the 2016 race into Turn 1 at the start, and you could see the grandstands come alive. After two weeks of staring at them while driving down the frontstraight, largely empty and gray, they are suddenly this vibrant, colorful living thing. The view takes your breath away for one second! Then you have to focus back on the corner coming at you at 220 miles an hour. Qualifying on pole, leading laps and, of course, winning the race, just mean so much more here at IMS. This place truly makes drivers experience the highest of highs. But that comes with the obvious caveat. For every heightened positive emotion, the negative ones hit and leave you breathless in an entirely different, soul-crushing way. A bad Indy 500 sits with you so much longer and weighs much more heavily on your mind. Its one of the hardest things to get over. My rookie year, I crashed in the Indy 500 right at the halfway marker. As I lost control and hit the wall, my heart sank lower than it ever had in my career. I was desperate, in that moment, to invent a way to turn back time with my mind. Just a few seconds, nothing crazy. There was almost a refusal to accept what had just happened. But when it finally set in, the feeling of devastation is unparalleled for a driver. Whether you crash out mid-race like me, or with a handful of laps to go like Pato OWard in 2023, or before the green flag even fell like Scott McLaughlin last year, the feeling is the worst thing you can emotionally experience as an INDYCAR driver. The highest of highs can only happen at the same place that deals you the lowest of lows. Second place at any other track is a decent day. Second place at Indy is a fiery dagger to the heart. You only need to look at footage of the drivers who have finished second in recent years to understand. A picture is worth a thousand words, and those clips are novels of pain and disappointment. All that said, as painful as the results can be, as low as those lows are, every driver will gladly stare that pain in the face for a chance to feel the glory. SOUND LIKE AN INDYCAR EXPERT We all know that racing is a team sport from the fabricators back at the shop, to the truck drivers, commercial staff, PR, mechanics, engineers and on and on and nowhere is that more on display than at Indy. Weve already talked about all the hard work that goes in back at the shop in the build-up to the Month of May, and then, if youre lucky enough to qualify for the race, the real high-pressure stuff starts. In a typical INDYCAR race, we are usually talking about the debate between two and three stops. At the Indy 500, there could be six, seven or maybe eight stops. That means that performing exceptionally on pit lane is a must for a team to win. Teams will put in extra hours practicing pit stop perfection for the Indy 500. On Carb Day, there is even the official Pit Stop Competition, which is a huge point of pride for the squads going over the wall. These crews will work with physical trainers and sometimes mental coaches to try and maximize their performance on race day. [INDY 500: What Makes The Indy 500 So Hard?] And talk about a high-pressure environment. Hanging tires, refilling fuel and working the air jack are all tense tasks on their own. But these pit crews arent working in a quiet room or even on a wide open field. They are in a concrete alley with race cars flying by at 60 miles per hour, all trying to beat one another off pit lane. The fact that these crew members are all exposed to 30 or more cars going highway speeds just inches from their largely unprotected bodies they are wearing fire suits and helmets definitely raises the temperature in the pressure cooker. And just like the drivers, pit crews know that any small mistake or hiccup can cost them the chance at glory. So just know that when you see a driver drinking their celebratory choice of milk in Victory Lane, all the team members celebrating with them played just as big a part. MY VIEWS AT THE INDY 500 I have been so lucky to experience the Indy 500 from three distinctly different seats. First, as a fan. When I was a kid, I watched this race and cheered on my heroes. And it was not only a fun and entertaining way to spend a Sunday in May, but I also felt, even back then, that it was a great way to bond with friends and family. It was always a great opportunity to get together with people you care about and cheer on the same driver (or not!) and be able to say, "I was watching when that drivers life changed." Then, of course, my 11 years as an INDYCAR driver gave me a completely different appreciation for this event. To have played a small part in the storied history of this great race is an immense point of pride. The history of this event is unmatched in the racing world, and there is no doubt that's why it means so much to any driver lucky enough to compete. And now, I get to be a part of the event in a completely different way as a broadcaster. Helping tell the story to the millions of people watching at home of what is happening on track, and ultimately what it means, is a real privilege. There are many parts of the race that I love. Many traditions that I think are incredible. As a fan, a driver or a broadcaster, the best part of it for me changed and evolved, but I will always hold this race very near and dear to my heart. 1 FOR THE ROAD If you needed any more proof that INDYCAR drivers are modern-day gladiators, look no further than Alexander Rossi. After a stunning performance in qualifying and putting himself and his team P2, he suffered injuries in a Monday practice crash. He required surgery on his left hand and his right foot. And despite crashing at 200-plus miles an hour, and having scars and metal in him that he didnt a week ago, he plans to suit up and still compete in the 110th running of the Indy 500 from the middle of the front row. No fear. No hesitation. Just a single-minded desire to return to victory lane, where he stood 10 years ago after winning as a rookie. Everyone likes a comeback story, and this would be one worthy of a Hollywood script. MORE DRIVER'S EYE:

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Bayern Munich goalkeeper and captain Manuel Neuer will miss Saturday's German Cup final against VfB Stuttgart due to a calf muscle injury, the club said.Bayern said on Friday that Neuer will not be part of the match squad for the game in Berlin "due to a problem in his left calf."Jonas Urbig is set to deputise for Neuer like earlier in the year when Neuer was also sidelined with calf muscle problems."We've said many times before that we've got a great set-up in that regard. It's a coincidence, but Jonas has already played against Stuttgart twice. We had no doubts when Jonas played against Leverkusen in the Champions League for the first time. Nor did we have any against Stuttgart," Kompany said in a news conference on Friday evening."Hopefully he'll play well but the pressure isn't on his shoulders, but on other players who have been here before. For example, Joshua Kimmich or myself as the coach," he added.Neuer's latest problems started last weekend and he was substituted during the Bundesliga finale against Cologne. He then did not train all week.The news comes the day after Neuer's return into the national team for the World Cup was confirmed by Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann. The 2014 World Cup winner had originally retired from the team two years ago."He can't play tomorrow, the World Cup is not endangered," Bayern board member for sport Max Eberl said at a Bild 100 Sport event in Berlin."It doesn't make sense to put him in goal with the risk that he could injure himself even more severely. That's why we all decided together to pull out of the final - however hard it was for Manu."Bayern have won the German Cup a record 20 times but are in the final for the first time in six years. Having won the Bundesliga they are seeking another domestic double.Stuttgart are the defending Cup champions."Winning here is always a historic moment. Stuttgart managed that last year. This season, the whole team has been talking about this cup since day one. That shows that Bayern Munich hold this cup in high regard. We want to bring it back to Munich," Kompany said.Bayern have won nine of their 10 German Cup duels and won all three matches this season: the German Super Cup and both Bundesliga games.

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Kyle Busch grew to expect even appreciate the boos.The driver nicknamed Wild Thing, Outlaw, Rowdy and KFB over his 26-year NASCAR career was more comfortable than anyone might imagine with a checkered flag in one hand and fans jeering all around. He leaned into the villain role as the wins mounted and boy did they and even started encouraging his haters, trying to get the howling to a fever pitch before delivering his signature bow.It was Busch at his best.And its the way he should be remembered.The two-time Cup Series champion, who won more races than anyone across NASCARs three national series, died Thursday at age 41. Tributes poured in, with many echoing the sentiment that racing had lost one of its fiercest competitors.Busch was that and so much more.He was arguably the greatest driver of his generation, displaying unrivaled success. He notched a combined 234 wins 63 in the top-tier Cup Series and another 171 in NASCARs two feeder series, OReilly (102) and Trucks (69).He was a devoted husband, a side that became public when he and wife Samantha chronicled their struggle to become parents and later founded the Bundle of Joy Fund, which is dedicated to advancing access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) care and providing support so others dont have to navigate infertility alone. The fund has raised more than $2 million and has celebrated the birth of 111 babies.He was a loving father, who tirelessly tried to teach his 11-year-old son, Brexton, everything he could about racing and even sold his successful Truck Series team to help raise money to support his son's budding career.He was even one of NASCARs most popular some would say polarizing drivers thanks to his longtime M&M's sponsorship. Kids flocked to Busch and his colorful No. 18 Toyota at Joe Gibbs Racing.Older fans might not have been as supportive, and it was evident every time Busch took the checkered flag and responded to booing with a mocking bow.This is a devastating loss and one that is hard for the NASCAR community to process. Kyle was a fierce competitor who demanded the very best from himself each time he put on the helmet, four-time Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon said. As teammates, I saw firsthand the passion and intensity he brought to the sport every single day.He was a champion and a prolific racer who made a tremendous impact on NASCAR and was a lifelong advocate for all forms of motor sports. But beyond the track, he loved his family deeply and was incredibly proud of Samantha, Brexton and Lennix.Busch had become sort of a sympathetic figure in recent years, a series champion in the worst slump of his career and a surefire Hall of Famer who never got to celebrate a Daytona 500 victory. Both skids bothered him, no doubt, the first more than the second.Buschs last Cup Series victory came at World Wide Technology Raceway in Illinois in 2023. Busch won three of the first 15 races that season, his first with Richard Childress Racing. RCR had built the Next Gen prototype, so the team had an early advantage with the new car.But once everyone else caught up, Busch and RCR lagged behind. He was winless in his final 105 starts and changed crew chiefs twice this season while searching for a winning combination. The most trying part: Feeling like he was letting Brexton down week after week.Its no secret, right? And seeing my son and his passion that he has; he really is probably my biggest cheerleader, Busch said at Daytona International Speedway in February. And he wants to see me run well. He wants to see me win races. He wants to celebrate in victory lane like he sees other drivers kids being able to do.So theres nothing more that drives me every single weekend than seeing him see me and be proud of me.Busch died after being hospitalized with a severe illness. It came three days before he was to compete in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.Busch was testing in the Chevrolet racing simulator in Concord, North Carolina, on Wednesday when he became unresponsive and was transported to a hospital in Charlotte, several people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because details have not been disclosed by Buschs team or family.Buschs death came 11 days after he radioed his crew near the end of a Cup Series race at Watkins Glen and asked a doctor to give him a shot when he finished the race. Busch had been struggling with a sinus cold exacerbated by the intense G-forces and elevation changes at the New York road course, broadcasters said.Busch finished that race eighth. He competed at Dover last weekend and maybe fittingly won his last Trucks Series start for Spire. He then finished 17th in the NASCAR All-Star race, his final event.Busch stormed into the Cup Series in 2005 and won Rookie of the Year honors. He was at Hendrick Motorsports at the time, a job he was fired from to make room for Dale Earnhardt Jr.His career, though, was as much defined by post-race fights, feuds with other drivers and outlandish behavior as all the trips to victory lane. Nonetheless, Busch won championships in 2015 and 2019 for Joe Gibbs Racing. His first title came after he missed part of the season while recovering from two broken legs. He was let go from JGR in 2022 after losing his M&Ms sponsor and with the team looking to make room for Ty Gibbs, the grandson of team owner Joe Gibbs.Busch landed at RCR, where he ranked a disappointing 24th in Cup Series points after 12 races. But an indelible image was his final victory. And he celebrated that Truck Series win with two bows amid a scattering of boos.You take whatever you can get, man, Busch said. You never know when the last one is going to be, so cherish them all trust me.___AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing