Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Wikipedia
WEBThe Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a motor racing circuit located in Speedway, Indiana, an enclave suburb of Indianapolis, Indiana. It is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400 [4] and formerly the home of the United States Grand Prix and Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix.
The story of how it all began at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
WEBMar 20, 2020 · The Indianapolis Motor Speedway was built in the spring of 1909, the result of a creative vision of Carl G. Fisher and his three partners in the venture, James Allison, Arthur Newby and Frank Wheeler.
History of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Indiana …
WEBThe Indianapolis Motor Speedway is home to some of the most famous races in the country and features the largest seating capacity (for racing) in the world. To appreciate this great piece of American history, it is important to understand where it came from and how it became what it is today.
The Evolution of the IndyCar - indianapolismotorspeedway.com
WEBSep 27, 2011 · Innovation and change is what the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indianapolis 500 have been about from its very inception in 1911. It was just about 25 years ago when I was certain that I had seen the most technologically advanced, sexiest INDYCAR that would ever be created.
One Hundred Years of the Indy 500 | Smithsonian
WEBThe high-living founders of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (left to right): Arthur Newby, Frank Wheeler, Carl Fisher and James Allison. Their invention of the 500-mile sweepstakes was a last...
History of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
WEBSpeedway interests to Allison in 1917. Louis Schwitzer, who had no hand in the Speedway's creation, deserves honorable mention for winning Indy's first race in a Stoddard-Dayton. Competing against four other stock-chassis cars in a five-mile sprint, Schwitzer averaged 57 mph, led both laps, and won by a 150-foot margin. Schwitzer
RetroIndy: Indianapolis Motor Speedway - IndyStar
WEBAug 28, 2013 · Four carmakers were based here: Duesenberg, Marmon, National and Stutz. It was Marmon that won the first 500. Marmon called its car the Wasp for its yellow and black color scheme, but historic...
Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Encyclopedia of Indianapolis
WEBThe 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 as a pioneer in the business of selling automobiles.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway - RTF - Rethinking The Future
WEBIndianapolis Motor Speedway, nestled in Speedway, Indiana, was conceived in 1909 by visionary entrepreneurs Carl G. Fisher, James A. Allison, Frank Wheeler, and Arthur Newby. The primary motivation behind its creation was to establish a proving ground for the burgeoning automobile industry.
Indianapolis 500 | Cars, Winners, History, & Facts | Britannica
WEBSep 13, 2024 · Indianapolis Motor Speedway was built in 1909 as a testing facility for the local automotive industry. The track was first paved with crushed rock and tar but was soon repaved with brick; hence, the speedway is often called the “Brickyard.”
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