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   When was the first automobile race at Indy Speedway?

   • The initial automobile race on the Speedway took place in August 1909 just one week after the motorcycle event. Crowds swelled to 15,000-20,000 spectators, according to D. Bruce Scott in Indy-Racing Before the 500. They descended upon the Speedway on special trains, automobiles and horse-drawn wagons.

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   Where is the first Indianapolis 500 race held?

   • HISTORY reviews and updates its content regularly to ensure it is complete and accurate. The first race is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, now the home of the world’s most famous motor racing competition, the Indianapolis 500.

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   Which Indianapolis Speedway was paved in 1909?

   • Possibly the best known speedway is the 4-km Indianapolis Motor Speedway at Speedway, near Indianapolis, which opened as an unpaved track in 1909 but was paved with brick for the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911, the race continuing thereafter except during wartime.

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   How did Indianapolis Speedway start?

   • Built on 328 acres of farmland five miles northwest of Indianapolis, Indiana, the speedway was started by local businessmen as a testing facility for Indiana’s growing automobile industry. The idea was that occasional races at the track would pit cars from different manufacturers against each other.

   First race is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

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   What happened at Indianapolis Motor Speedway?

   • Upward of 90,000 spectators packed the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to see 40 cars speed around a 2.5-mile track 200 times. Bands played, and people bought ham sandwiches and lemonade from the concession stands. Amid the festivities, however, was a sense of danger.

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   When was Indianapolis Motor Speedway built?

   • 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.” Resurfacing with asphalt has covered all but a 36-inch (91-cm) strip of bricks at the start/finish line.

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   Nov 24, 2009 · On August 19, 1909, the first race is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, now the home of the world’s most famous motor racing competition, the Indianapolis 500.

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   In October 2021 the IMS was the location for the first race with full autonomous race cars as a successor of the DARPA Grand Challenge. [42] University teams from all over the world competed in developing software for high speed autonomous driving on the IMS oval.

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   Nov 13, 2009 · 1911. First Indianapolis 500 held. On May 30, 1911, Ray Harroun drives his single-seater Marmon Wasp to victory in the inaugural Indianapolis 500, now one of the world’s most famous motor...

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   4 days ago · Indianapolis 500, U.S. automobile race held annually from 1911, except for the war years 1917–18 and 1942–45. The race is always run at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, a suburban enclave of Indianapolis, Indiana.

   Year	Winner 1	Average Speed (mph)
   1911	Ray Harroun	74.602
   1912	Joe Dawson	78.719
   1913	Jules Goux (France)	75.933
   1914	René Thomas (France)	82.474

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   A supercharged car, ID, first won the race in 1924. [23] In 1925, Pete DePaolo was the first to win at an average over 100 mph (160 km/h), with a speed of 101.13 mph (162.75 km/h). [15]

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   On May 30, 1911, “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” was born with the inaugural running of the Indianapolis 500. Upward of 90,000 spectators packed the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to see 40 cars speed around a 2.5-mile track 200 times.

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   May 6, 2011 · Louis Schwitzer, an Austrian immigrant, won the first automobile race at the Speedway on August 19, 1909 driving a Stoddard-Dayton in a five-lap event open to stock chassis with engines of...