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A.J. Foyt and INDIANAPOLIS — Roger Penske are as much a part of the Indianapolis 500 as the pagoda and Gasoline Alley, icons of such stature that they’re identifiable only by their first names.

“There’s A.J.,” fans say, “and there’s Roger.”

Together, the two men have shaped the race in ways neither could have ever imagined. Foyt has been a presence since the 1950s, winning four times before becoming a team owner, and Penske has been coming since the 1960s, reaching victory lane 16 times with his venerable team.

Foyt turned 82 in January, though. Penske turned 80 a month later. And that begs a question: What will the future hold for two of IndyCar’s iconic teams?

“With any Penske plan,” team president Tim Cindric said, “it evolves over time.”

Besides, Cindric added, “Roger will be the first to tell you, ‘Don’t get in a line until I’m gone.’”

Foyt is already four years into his succession plan, turning the day-to-day operations over to his son, Larry Foyt. He acknowledged earlier this year that he would have had to shutter the team otherwise because of his age and declining health.

This year, Larry Foyt put his biggest stamp yet on the team. Chevrolet replaced Honda as its manufacturer, and Conor Daly, Zach Veach and Carlos Munoz have replaced Jack Hawksworth and Takuma Sato as driv- ers for Sunday’s race. The team even has a new technical director, Will Phillips, after Don Halliday retired at the end of last season.

A.J. still loves being around the track. He still loves the cars and the people and the energy that come with May in Indianapolis. But he no longer has such a hands-on role with the team.

“He loves this place,” Larry said. “I love seeing big A.J. with the grandkids. With them living up in Indy and A.J. in Texas a lot of times, this is a great time for them to see grandpa and hang out.”

Penske is still involved in every aspect of Team Penske, whether it is the five- car effort for this year’s Indy 500 or his successful twocar NASCAR team. Penske is even the race strategist for three-time Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves.

“I don’t think Roger’s happy if he’s not winning. That’s the whole mentality of Team Penske,” said Simon Pagenaud, one of his drivers. “We’re not here to be second, third or fourth. The goal is win races. That’s why Roger brought five cars this month. It’s because his love of Indy is huge.”

His racing has always been a family affair. Penske’s son Jay has been involved in the IndyCar team for years, while his three other sons and his daughter, Blair, have always supported the racing side of the Penske empire. Greg Penske even had a hand in speedway construction.

Yet trying to discern the exact succession plan is fruitless. Those close to him acknowledge a plan is prob- ably in place — Penske is a meticulous planner, after all — but only his inner circle knows any details.

“As far as a legacy plan,” Cindric said, “I’m confident that will arrive at the right time.”

Whenever the two Indy 500 kingmakers step aside, other owners are ready to step into the void.

Andretti Autosport and Chip Ganassi Racing are mainstays, and three new owners have brought cars this year. The highlight has been McLaren’s return after decades away, with former F1 champ Fernando Alonso, while local construction mag- nate Mike Harding has assem- bled a one-car entry for Gabby Chaves and Indy Lights owner Ricardo Juncos has a two-car effort for Spencer Pigot and Sebastian Saavedra.

“One of our goals is to get new owners and new young teams into the Verizon Indy- Car Series,” said Jay Frye, president of operations for the series. “We’re glad they jumped in.”

Jordan Spieth normally doesn’t concern himself with the cut line in the middle of a round. Unless the Dallas native is in danger of staying home on consecutive week- ends in what amount to his hometown events.

Spieth recovered from a bad start by going 5 under over his final 13 holes Friday at the Colonial in Fort Worth, and his 2-under 68 put the defending champ at 2-under 138, four behind second-round leaders Webb Simpson, Kevin Kisner, Danny Lee and Scott Piercy.

“When your back’s against the wall and you feel the nerves kick up because you’ve got to do something, and you’re not going to be able to play both weekends in town,” said Spieth, coming off missed cuts in The Players Championship and AT&T Byron Nelson. “That would have been really, really tough for me to swallow if I missed the cut. And it was in my head.”

Lee birdied the last hole for a 64, the low round of the tournament on a hot and windy day. Kisner also had a birdie on his final hole, the ninth, for a second straight 67. Simpson, the 2012 U.S. Open champion, and Piercy each shot 66 to join the group at 6-under 134.

Masters champion Ser- gio Garcia (66) and fellow Spaniard Jon Rahm (69), who played in the same group, were at 5 under along with England’s Paul Casey (66) and Sean O’Hair (68).

Phil Mickelson didn’t have a birdie while shooting a 75 that left him at 2 over, three shots clear of the cut in his first Colonial since the twotime champ missed the cut in 2010.

The 2015 Masters and U.S. Open champion had no bogeys over the final 13 holes after seven bogeys and a double bogey among his first 23, which offset six birdies in his opening round.

Simpson made a 7-footer at the par-3 16th, then put his approach at 17 just inside 3 feet for a birdie that tied Casey. Kisner made a 14-foot birdie on his final hole, the ninth, to join Simpson. Moments later, Lee rolled one in from 27 feet at the 18th. Piercy had a shot at the outright lead at the ninth, missing from 24 feet.

Vijay Singh shot a 4-under 68 amid wind so strong that play was temporarily halted at the Senior PGA Championship, taking a one-shot lead. Singh’s twoday total of 10-under 134 was one shot better than Billy Andrade,who also shot 68 in Sterling, Va. The wind delay lasted 41 minutes and prevented the afternoon starters from finishing their second rounds. Among them was Bernhard Langer, who made two straight birdies to pull within two shots of Singh at the turn.

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Belgian Ryder Cup star Thomas Pieters, Italy’s Francesco Molinari, and Scotland’s Scott Jamieson shared the halfway lead in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth on Friday. The trio sit on 7-under par overall, one shot ahead of German golfer Max Kieffer.

Sung Hyun Park shot a 7-under 65 to take a two-stroke lead after the second round of the LPGA Volvik Championship in Ann Arbor, Mich. The South Korean enters the weekend at 12 under, with Minjee Lee (66) and Suzann Pettersen (67) tied for second.

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