Matt Brabham '100 percent ready' for Indy 500

Young Australian racer Matt Brabham is about to become the third-generation of his family to tackle the biggest and most dangerous motor race in the world.

He’s fit, talented and has the pedigree; His father Geoff and grandfather Jack both legends of the Indie 500.

"I have grown up my whole life wanting to be in this race," Jack told Sunday Night.

"I grew up listening to my dad and grandfather tell stories about the race at the family dinner table."

"I think it was just be really cool for a Brabham to win the Indy 500."

He said his first exposure to racing was helping out granddad Jack at the track before getting hooked on go-kart racing and later advancing to just about anything with wheels.

"It was kind of weird when we'd go out and people would refer to him as 'Sir Jack' because to me he was just grandpa."

In the 80s and 90s his dad Geoff was one of the world’s top IndyCar and Champ Car drivers and says he didn’t actually want his son to get into racing.

"[My first reaction was] 'Oh no, here we go again'," Geoff Brabham said.

"I had a bit of an inkling because he was always very competitive, we couldn't even go down the stairs without racing."

Now living in the US to pursue Indy cars, Brabham told reporter Alex Cullen he was '100 percent ready' for the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 29

250,000 people will turn out for the 500-mile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

"I’ve been waiting my whole career for this moment," Brabham said.

The coveted first place — and $5 million prize money — has never been taken out by an Australian but for Matt, it’s not so much about the prize money, it’s about the family name being on the winners’ podium.

"No one in my family has won the race. My dad did it 10 times, my grandfather 4 and um it was just one of those races that were so tough to win and you know."

"When I pull out of pit lane and onto the track for the first time I will have my dad in pit lane and my grandfather looking down on me and to be following in their footsteps and pulling out for that first lap is going to be special."