indianapolis 500

     

International 300-Mile Sweepstakes (1916)

Trivia about indianapolis 500

  • The U.S. Auto Club reversed an earlier decision & declared Bobby Unser the winner of this race
  • Rick Mears has won this May auto race a record 3 times from the pole position
  • Averaging about 74 MPH, Ray Harroun won the first running of this May 30, 1911
  • Originating in 1911, this annual Indiana event is attended by 400,000 people
  • The Borg-Warner Trophy, a replica of which is awarded at this May auto race, is insured for $1 million
  • Driving with a broken wrist, Janet Guthrie was the 1st woman to compete in this race
  • In 1990 Arie Luyendyk set a track record at this Memorial Day race with an average speed of 185.984 MPH
  • Lyn St. James was named Rookie of the Year at this May 24, 1992 auto race, the first woman so honored
  • Ray Harroun driving No. 32, his Marmon Wasp, to commemorate the centennial of this race
  • This race was held for the first time in May with Ray Harroun winning with an average speed of about 75 mph
  • Many major auto racing stars bypassed this race to drive in CART's new U.S. 500 the same day
  • On Memorial Day in 1911 Ray Harroun drove into history as the first winner of this auto race
  • On May 30, 1911, with a time of 6:42:08, Ray Harroun won the first running of this
  • With an average speed around 133 mph, Jimmy Bryan won this race in 1958
  • The day A.J. Foyt became the first 4-time winner of this race, Janet Guthrie became the first woman to drive in it

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  • #Success is where #preparation and #opportunity meet. - Bobby Unser, racecar driver and Indianapolis 500 winner
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  • America has its first Indianapolis 500 winner in eight years
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  • Lloyd Ruby's Mongoose-Offenhauser at the Indianapolis 500 1970
  • RT @PyleFootsteps: "I would rather win that [Indianapolis] 500-mile race than anything in this world."--#ErniePyle
  • "I would rather win that [Indianapolis] 500-mile race than anything in this world."--#ErniePyle
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  • Jim Clark (b.1936 Kilmany, Fife) Formula One driver won 2 World Championships and the Indianapolis 500.
  • Four RS-25 engines push @NASA_SLS 73 times faster than an Indianapolis 500 racecar! #deepspace
  • Ryan Hunter-Reay wins the Indianapolis 500 - Fox News
  • Five Brickyard 400 Wins Compared to Four Indianapolis 500 Wins « KF4LMT
  • Ryan Hunter-Reay wins 2014 Indianapolis 500 - USA TODAY
  • RT @SHUNCK: The late, great Andy Granatelli & Robin Miller swapping stories at a fun Indianapolis 500 dinner in 2012. @RACERmag
  • The late, great Andy Granatelli & Robin Miller swapping stories at a fun Indianapolis 500 dinner in 2012. @RACERmag
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  • RT @4TheLoveOfIndy: Only a few of you may care but the final day of the 2014-15 Premier League season is the same day as the Indianapolis 5…
  • RT @MansfieldNJ: Clear Fork graduate Jessica Mace is the first woman to change tires during the Indianapolis 500.
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  • Clear Fork graduate Jessica Mace is the first woman to change tires during the Indianapolis 500.
  • “Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.” Bobby Unser, racecar driver and Indianapolis 500 winner #NASCAR #TrainWithIntention
  • MT @4TheLoveOfIndy: Who do you think is the least recognizable living Indianapolis 500 winner? #IndyCar >> Kenny Brack, then Buddy Rice
  • Had this thought driving: Who do you think is the least recognizable living Indianapolis 500 winner? #IndyCar
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  • There is a Indianapolis 500 pace car in my neighborhood and guess what it is... a CORVETTE!!! It's so beautiful!!!
  • “Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.” - Bobby Unser, racecar driver and Indianapolis 500 winner