The Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced Friday that Casey Irsay Foyt, the daughter of the late Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, will serve as the honorary starter and wave the green flag for Sunday's 109th Indianapolis 500.

Through his love for football, classic rock and, most of all, Indianapolis, Irsay left an indelible impression and turned the Hoosier State into a football hotbed.

INDIANAPOLIS — Carlie Irsay-Gordon is expected to assume control of the Indianapolis Colts' football operations in the wake of the death of her father, Jim Irsay, Wednesday at the age of 65, stepping fully into a role she’s spent a long time preparing to handle.

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has died at age 65, the team announced Wednesday. He passed "peacefully in his sleep" with no cause of death stated. Irsay became Colts owner, c

The Los Angeles Rams and the Indianapolis Colts, despite being franchises in different parts of the country, have a shared history through history-making transactions, transactions orchestrated by the Colts' late owner Jim Irsay.