indy 500

     

International 300-Mile Sweepstakes (1916)

Trivia about indy 500

  • With an estimated sellout crowd of 267,925 people, it claims to be the best-attended single-day sporting event in the U.S.
  • At the end of May, Emerson Fittipaldi won this auto race for the second time
  • (I'm Danica Patrick.) In 2005 I became the first woman to lead this race, which I did for 19 laps; I was also named its Rookie of the Year
  • The Borg-Warner Trophy is awarded every year to the winner of this epic auto race held on Memorial Day weekend
  • Pass the milk! The guy seen here tops the 150-pound Borg-Warner Trophy given to the winner of this annual event