A few days after the death of Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, Indianapolis Motor Speedway is honoring his legacy. The IndyCar series announced Friday that Casey Irsay Foyt, one of Jim Irsay's daughters, will serve as the honorary starter at the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.

While appearing on ESPN's NFL Live, Colts' Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning reflected on Jim Irsay's legacy and the shift that the city of Indianapolis made into being a "football town." "When I got there,

Jim Irsay, the man who led the Colts out of irrelevancy and made Indianapolis into a football city, died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 65 on Wednesday afternoon, according to an announcement from the team.