The Indianapolis 500 isn’t called The Greatest Spectacle in Racing for no reason. Every year 33 of the greatest racers in the world converge on Indianapolis Motor Speedway to compete for the honor to be called Indianapolis 500 champion.

Everyone remembers the winners – Helio Castroneves, A.J. Foyt, Mario Andretti and more – but we don’t always remember the drivers who competed in the Indianapolis 500.

Today we take a look at 10 more drivers you may have forgotten competed at Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the Indianapolis 500.

CONCORD, N.C. – William Byron gave the local fans something to cheer about Thursday evening at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Byron, a native of Charlotte, N.C., earned the pole for the 60th Coca-Cola 600 during qualifying Thursday. His 29.440-second lap at 183.424 mph made him the youngest driver to win the pole for the Coca-Cola 600.

“It’s a dream come true to qualify on the pole,” said 21-year-old Byron after his second pole of the season. “I grew up coming to this race as a kid, and it’s unbelievable now to be back here and on top after qualifying, knowing we’re going to lead the field to green on Sunday night. This is pretty cool and I can’t think of a better way to start the weekend.”

The sophomore driver, who wheels the No. 24 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports, is in his first year working with crew chief Chad Knaus, who guided Jimmie Johnson to four Coca-Cola 600 wins before moving over to Byron’s team this season.

Byron noted that he feels like the duo is beginning to find their stride.

“Just the dialogue that Chad and I have, in the hauler and the transporter … and everything that we go back and forth on is where the speed is coming from,” Byron noted. “That continues to get better and the cars continue to get faster as well, and when you have that it really shows, for sure.”

Aric Almirola qualified second for Stewart-Haas Racing, falling .057 of a second short of Byron’s lap. Kyle Busch, the defending Coca-Cola 600 race winner, qualified third fastest in his Toyota.

Austin Dillon, the 2017 Coca-Cola 600 winner, qualified fourth for Richard Childress Racing. Kevin Harvick gave Stewart-Haas Racing two cars in the top-five with his fifth-place qualifying effort.

Daniel Suarez, Joey Logano, Clint Bowyer, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Daniel Hemric completed the top-10 in Cup Series qualifying.

For the fourth time this season, a full field of 40 cars were on hand to attempt to qualify.

CONCORD, N.C. – Ty Majeski didn’t have the fastest car in Thursday night’s General Tire 150 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, but he put himself in the right place at the right time to capture his first ARCA Menards Series win.

Majeski ran inside the top three for much of the night, but it wasn’t until a restart with nine laps left – when race-long leader Michael Self stumbled on older tires – that he was able to capitalize and make his move.

As Self faded, Majeski climbed to third, while Bret Holmes assumed the point ahead of Riley Herbst.

With two fresh tires, Holmes found himself at a bit of a disadvantage as the laps would down, with both Herbst and Majeski on four fresh tires and closing quickly. Herbst got to Holmes’ bumper with seven laps left, but found himself shuffled out two laps later when Majeski roared past for second on the outside.

Once he got to the runner-up spot, Majeski noted that Holmes was “a sitting duck,” and proved it coming to four to go when he charged inside the No. 23 Chevrolet to take command of the race.

Though he never lost the top spot after that point, Majeski did have to endure a double-overtime finish before parking his No. 22 Chad Bryant Racing Ford in victory lane.

A hard shunt for Riley Herbst, sparked by contact with Sheldon Creed going down the backstretch with three laps left, set up the first overtime and put Majeski and Holmes on the front row for the restart.

Majeski got away quickly, but another caution for Codie Rohrbaugh crashing down the backstretch waved just after the leaders took the white flag, leading to a one-lap dash with Majeski and Gus Dean on the front row.

Dean nailed the restart and stayed with Majeski through turns one and two, but Majeski got an assist from Creed down the backstretch to clear Dean and cruised home by three car lengths for the win.

With his triumph, Majeski became the seventh driver in ARCA history to win their first series race at Charlotte, and the first to do so since Jeff Fultz in 2002.

“This is unbelievable. I can’t even believe this,” said Majeski in victory lane. “From losing my ride to this year, it was like January or February before we finally put this deal together. Chad took a chance on me, and obviously we both have a lot to prove. This is a great win for everybody.

“Honestly, this is freakin’ awesome. We have the Quickie colors on. That’s where I cut my teeth in late-model racing and it really jump-started my career. For it to come full circle, for us end up in victory lane and to have the chance to do a Polish victory lap … it doesn’t get any better than that.”

Critical to Majeski’s success late in the race was the call to take four tires prior to the final restart with nine laps to go, though the eventual winner believed that clean air would actually trump fresh rubber.

“We actually made a bad adjustment earlier on,” Majeski said of his second pit stop. “I don’t know if it was the scuff tires that we qualified on and then going to stickers that freed the car up, but we were way too free. We got a caution there at the end and Paul (Andrews) made a great adjustment.

“Restarts were crazy tonight,” Majeski continued. “Clean air is king. The 23 (Holmes) had two new tires and was able to hold off the 18 (Herbst) who had four tires … all because he had clean air. I worked the top and worked the top and was able to make up some ground and get around him.”

Creed, who copped a speeding penalty on his final pit stop at lap 92, tried to get to Majeski’s outside to challenge for the win in turn three, but came up short and had to settle for second.

The Alpine, Calif., young gun was .269 seconds adrift of Majeski at the checkered flag.

Dean completed the podium ahead of Harrison Burton, who was making his first ARCA start since winning the season opener at Daytona Int’l Speedway in February.

After leading the first 91 laps from the pole and being out front by as much as half a lap at one point, Self’s race came unraveled late in the going, first by a slow oil drip onto the headers and then when he slapped the wall to bring out a caution with 15 to go.

Self stayed out under the yellow despite damage to the rear of his No. 25 Sinclair Toyota, and his older tires shuffled him out of contention down the stretch. He pitted for tires before the first overtime and rallied back to fifth at the finish, maintaining the points lead as a result.

Christain Eckes, who slapped the wall on lap six after cutting a left-front tire, crossed the line seventh but was taken to a local hospital due to elevated carbon monoxide levels from a broken crush panel.

The finish:

Ty Majeski, Sheldon Creed, Gus Dean, Harrison Burton, Michael Self, Tanner Gray, Christian Eckes, Bret Holmes, Travis Braden, Thad Moffitt, Andy Seuss, Joe Graf Jr., Bryan Dauzat, Scott Melton, Tommy Vigh Jr., Codie Rohrbaugh, Willie Mullins, Jason Miles, Riley Herbst, Brandon McReynolds, Devin Dodson, Con Nicolopoulos, Brad Smith, Dick Doheny, C.J. McLaughlin.

The National Women's Hockey League is increasing salaries, offering a 50-50 split of sponsor-related revenues and improved benefits in an agreement reached with its players' association.

The union did not release any specific monetary figures in announcing the agreement Thursday. It's a one-year deal with the five-team NWHL holding the option to renew it the following season.

The NWHL Players' Association calls the agreement a "breakthrough'' because it provides "substantial gains'' for the first time since the league was founded in 2015.

After players made between $10,000 and $26,000 in the first season, their salaries were cut in half a little over a month into their second season.

As for the revenue-sharing split of money received from league sponsors, it will kick in when the league meets its operating expenses. The NWHL is privately run and backed by investors, and has not revealed its financial picture.

The deal also provides increases to travel and meal costs over a 24-game regular season, which opens in October.

The agreement comes at a time the U.S.-based NWHL faces questions about its future after experiencing several setbacks over the past month.

More than 200 of the world's top female players have pledged not to play professionally in North America. The boycotting players have since formed the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association in their bid to push for the creation of a single and economically viable professional women's league.

Also, the private owners of the NWHL Buffalo Beauts returned control of the franchise back to the league.

ST. LOUIS -- Erik Karlsson, Joe Thornton and Joe Pavelski packed up their lockers and discussed varying degrees of postseason injuries Thursday, before addressing the fundamental question facing the San Jose Sharks this offseason: From this trio of star unrestricted free agents, which ones will return next season?

Karlsson, 28, was acquired before the season in a blockbuster trade with the Ottawa Senators. He had 45 points in 53 games, but that latter number was the significant one: Karlsson was slowed by a groin injury that eventually became such a hindrance to his skating that he missed the last four periods of the Sharks' season, including all of their Game 6 elimination by the St. Louis Blues in the Western Conference finals.

"It's nothing major. It's just going to take some time," said Karlsson, who was unsure about whether the injury would require surgery. "I'm still in the process of figuring all that out. But it's something I've been dealing with since January. I was very fortunate to play all the games, except for the last one, in the playoffs."

While the anticipation of Karlsson's free agency is somewhat tempered by his health, the defensemen should remain one of the summer's most coveted commodities. There were reports the Sharks were willing to offer him an eight-year extension. Would he consider staying in the Bay Area?

"I haven't really thought about any of that," he said. "I've been treated with nothing but class and respect here. I've seen the best side of this city and this organization, and I've liked everything I've seen. But I have to regroup and assess everything. Whatever happens is going to happen for a reason."

General manager Doug Wilson, who declined to share his plans for Karlsson, estimated the defenseman was "healthy for about six weeks" during his tenure with the Sharks.

Pavelski, who turns 35 in July, also missed Game 6 against the Blues, after missing six games against the Colorado Avalanche in the previous round. To say the Sharks' captain paid a physical toll would be an understatement: There was a puck off his mouth early in the first round, the horrific concussion he suffered when he head bounced off the ice in Game 7 against the Vegas Golden Knights, the reaggravation of a knee injury on a hit by St. Louis defenseman Alex Pietrangelo in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals and, revealed for the first time Tuesday, a hand surgery he underwent two weeks ago.

An unrestricted free agent, Pavelski said he was expecting he would return to the Sharks.

"I'm pretty confident. I have a pretty strong belief system is that I'll be back here," he said. "It's not about dotting the 'I's" yet. But we love it here. I'm sure things will move along."

Karlsson and Pavelski intend to continue on in the NHL next season. Thornton, who turns 40 in July, faces the question of whether it's time to hang up the skates.

Thornton said he'd discuss his future with team management, ownership and his family. "We'll see. I haven't made any decision yet. I feel like I can still play, that's for sure," said Thornton, who had 51 points in 73 games and is 14th on the all-time points list (1,478) in NHL history.

His quest for his first Stanley Cup was seen as a rallying cry for the Sharks, and was cited by several teammates in stating their regrets for the season ending two wins shy of the Stanley Cup Final. But Thornton felt the whole thing was overblown.

"Yeah I didn't buy into that," he said with a laugh. "I think that was more for you guys."

Thornton said if he does play in 2019-20, it would only be with San Jose.

"He's a Shark," said Wilson, who said he hoped Thornton would return. "I have such tremendous respect for him, not just as a hockey player, but as a man. He can take as long as he'd like to make a decision. We love him."

BOSTON -- Boston Bruins scoring leader Brad Marchand returned without missing a shift after appearing to hurt his left hand Thursday night when the team held an intrasquad scrimmage to tune up for the Stanley Cup Final.

Marchand bumped into Connor Clifton in front of the net "and jammed his ... I don't know what he jammed," coach Bruce Cassidy said.

"Injury risk was our biggest concern tonight. It will be Saturday when we practice at the regular time, and Sunday," Cassidy said. "He's fine."

With 10 days off between their sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference finals and Monday night's opener of the best-of-seven Cup final against the St. Louis Blues, the Bruins scheduled the scrimmage to stay sharp.

"It was good to get out there, and we appreciate the support," forward David Pastrnak said. "It's starting to feel real."

Tickets were $20 and the 17,565-seat TD Garden was sold out, with the proceeds going to the Boston Bruins Foundation. Fans chanted "We Want the Cup!" and "Let's Go Bruins!" and gave the team a standing ovation after Patrice Bergeron tipped a puck between his legs during a six-on-five, pulled goalie simulation before the buzzer.

Captain Zdeno Chara and Bergeron, the alternate captain, thanked the crowd after the scrimmage.

Marchand skated off flexing his hand near the end of the first 25-minute half. He appeared to be in discomfort on the bench, but was back for his next shift.

Cassidy left it up to the players to decide how much work they needed.

Goaltender Tuukka Rask played just one half. Chara, who missed the clincher of the East finals for undisclosed reasons, played the entire game. David Krejci showed up at the arena with an illness and was sent home, but he should be fine for Monday's game, Cassidy said.

The body of Colombian U20 and U17 player Leidy Asprilla was recovered on Wednesday on a highway in the southwest of Colombia, police have confirmed.

Asprilla, 22, had been missing since Sunday. Police said they found the body in heavy forest at dawn on a highway that runs from El Cerrito to Rozo, in Valle del Cauca, near Cali.

"We are deeply saddened by the death of our player," the Colombian League said in a news release. "The 36 clubs that make up DiMayor [the league] and our president, Jorge Enrique Velez, unite at this moment of grief with family, friends and teammates."

Asprilla played for Orsomarso as well as for the Colombian national team. Police said the cause of death is still under investigation and reported that they found all of her belongings as well as her motorbike, near the body. Her aunt, Amparo Asprilla said that her niece left home on Sunday in El Cerrito to pick up a teammate for a training session but never arrived. The family initially thought she had been kidnapped.

Asprilla is remembered for the goal she scored against Brazil in the South American U17 championships.