February 12, 2012

Rev it Up at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana (and completely surrounded by Indianapolis) is the home of the Indianapolis 500, and is the second oldest remainnig auto race track in the world. For you trivia buffs, the oldes is the Milwaukee Mile.)

Speedway capacity, including the permanent seating and the infield seating, is approximately 400,000 making it the highest capacity sporting facility in the world.

Although the track is known primarily for its Indy Car races, it has also hosted Formula One and NASCAR races.

The Indy 500 will be held this weekend, as it is every year, over Memorial Day Weekend.

Photo credit: Rick Dikeman

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