One Hundred Years of the Indy 500 | Smithsonian
The high-living founders of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (left to right): Arthur Newby, Frank Wheeler, Carl Fisher and James Allison.
50 years ago, Jim Nabors sang his way into Indy 500 lore
May 23, 2022 · INDIANAPOLIS — Fifty years ago this month, a last-minute request by the owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway sparked a tradition that lasted more than four decades. …
Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Wikipedia
Constructed in 1909, it is the second purpose-built, banked oval racing circuit after Brooklands and the first to be called a 'speedway'. It is the third-oldest permanent automobile race track in …
Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Encyclopedia of Indianapolis
The track for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was the concept of flamboyant entrepreneur Carl Graham Fisher, born in Greensburg, Indiana, who in 1902 established himself in Indianapolis …
History of the Indianapolis 500 for 100th Anniversary - Part 1
May 6, 2011 · The first entry for the 1911 Indianapolis Motor Speedway International Sweepstakes 500-Mile Race—as the event was to be called—was received in October 1910 …
History of the Indianapolis 500 for 100th Anniversary - Part Two
With the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the success of the first ‘500’, the city found its pride. ... tying a record set by Lou Moore’s Blue Crown Spark Plug team more than 50 years earlier. …
Indianapolis 500-Mile Race - Encyclopedia of Indianapolis
Long known simply as the “500,” the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race has been conducted continuously at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since its inception in 1911, except for 1917 …
Indianapolis 500 by year - Wikipedia
There are 29 lead changes in all, a record that will stand for over 50 years. Rookie Jim Hurtubise shatters the track record in qualifying at over 149 miles per hour, coming within 16/100ths of a …
The Indy 500: Born Out Of 'Blood And Smoke' - NPR
May 28, 2011 · Today, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway can hold around 400,000 for the race, making it the largest sporting venue in the world. But 100 years ago, says Charles Leerhsen, …
How the Indianapolis 500 became more than a race - IndyStar
May 1, 2016 · A year later, they named the town Speedway — because what else were they going to call it? Just as Fisher imagined, technology improved, thus the cars improved, thus …