News from Indianapolis

* Purdue Motorsports program professor speaks on students’ success

Chris Finch, director of Purdue’s motorsports engineering program in Indianapolis, sits down with Angela Ganote of Fox 59 to discuss the success stories of his graduates — many of whom are living out their dreams in this Sunday’s 108th running of the Indianapolis 500.

*  Indy 500: More women enter motorsports careers 

One worker on Pato O’Ward’s car says she wouldn’t be where she is without her degree from the motorsports engineering program at Purdue University in Indianapolis. “I’m basically programming the computer that’s in the car as well as his steering wheel,” Lizzie Todd said while in the garage at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.