Should IMS reach that grandstand sellout ... Race fans in central Indiana have been able to watch the Indy 500 live on TV in some way seven times in its history, starting with 1949 and 1950.

As of Tuesday, IMS had fewer than 10,000 grandstand tickets remaining for this year's Indy 500. IMS is currently more than 8,500 Indy 500 grandstand ticket sales ahead of last year's pace.