US EditionO'Ward Has Turned the Indy 500 Into His Personal Party
- On May 16, 2025, Pato O'Ward participated in practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway preparing for the Indy 500 race on May 25, 2025.
- O'Ward's team showed promising speed during Thursday's practice in race conditions but struggled on Friday when the cars were powered up with an additional 100 horsepower for qualifying.
- O'Ward connected with fans by quickly giving more than 100 high-fives during the brief period needed to refuel and change tires on an IndyCar, and he also purchased 300 tickets which he distributed to supporters.
- O'Ward said, "I just want to win this race so freaking bad," and explained they must "make sacrifices to achieve greatness," referencing the Aztec mythological figure Cipactli.
- He acknowledged his growing stardom since last year's Indy 500 and expressed enthusiasm about his first personal suite at the event, which expects a crowd near 350,000 and a sellout.
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The Daily Progress
O'Ward has turned the Indy 500 into his personal party
INDIANAPOLIS — Pato O'Ward was about to head through the tunnel leading from Gasoline Alley to pit road at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday when he made an abrupt right-hand turn and headed down a very different sort of alleyway.
Pato O’Ward has turned the Indy 500 into his personal party, and everyone seems to be invited
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pato O'Ward was about to head through the tunnel leading from Gasoline Alley to pit road at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday when he made an abrupt right-hand turn and headed down a very different sort of…
Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Pato O'Ward has turned the Indy 500 into his personal party, and everyone seems to be invited
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pato O'Ward was about to head through the tunnel leading from Gasoline Alley to pit road at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday when he made an abrupt right-hand turn and headed down a very different sort of…
Pato O'Ward has turned the Indy 500 into his personal party, and everyone seems to be invited - The Morning Sun
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pato O'Ward was about to head through the tunnel leading from Gasoline Alley to pit road at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday when he made an abrupt right-hand turn and headed down a very different sort of alleyway. One made up of screaming kids, all wearing papaya-colored caps and forming a human tunnel with outstretched hands. Ever a man of the people, O'Ward proceeded through them with his own hands outstretched, givin…
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