Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Posted by: Rupert2
N 39° 47.391 W 086° 14.021
16S E 565612 N 4404713
The coordinates posted will take you to the Hall of Fame Museum within the 2 and 1/2 mile oval. It is the only portion of the track open to the public during non-race times. Enjoy your visit.
Waymark Code: WM29F7
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 09/27/2007
Views: 74
"The Indianapolis Motor Speedway was built on 328 acres of farmland five miles northwest of Indiana's capital city in the spring of 1909. Financed by four local businessmen, Carl Fisher, James Allison, Frank Wheeler and Arthur Newby, it was planned as a year-round testing facility for the fast-growing automobile industry in Indiana. Occasional race meets would be presented at the track, featuring those very same manufacturers racing their products against each other. Spectators, it was reasoned, would be sufficiently impressed as to want to head downtown quickly to the showrooms for a closer look at one of these new-fangled contraptions."
Today IMS hosts three signature events; The Indianapolis 500, Brickyard 400 and Indianapolis MotoGP. From 1950-1960 and 2000 to 2007, the IMS also hosted the United States Grand Prix.
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