First race is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
WEBNov 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.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Wikipedia
WEBConstructed in 1909, it is the second purpose-built, banked oval racing circuit after Brooklands and the first to be called a 'speedway'. It is the third-oldest permanent automobile race track in the world, behind Brooklands and the Milwaukee Mile.
Indy man won first ever Speedway race, but what came later
WEBMay 11, 2023 · Baker won the first race held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway: a four-lap motorcycle sprint in 1909. His best adventures were his record-setting, cross-country speed runs.
Retro Indy: First races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1909 …
WEBJun 17, 2024 · 16,000 people witnessed opening races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on August 19, 1909. With few foreign cars entered, the American car manufacturers were “anxious to test their cars on...
AJ Allmendinger wins at Indy Road Course in wild finish | NASCAR
WEBAug 15, 2021 · INDIANAPOLIS — The first NASCAR Cup Series road-course race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was full of drama — for AJ Allmendinger, who led only the last two laps of overtime to secure his second...
One Hundred Years of the Indy 500 | Smithsonian
WEBAnd so it was on May 30, 1911, as several dozen reporters leaned forward anxiously to watch the 40-car field for the first-ever Indianapolis 500-mile race power past the starting line for the...
Trent Hindman Wins Indianapolis Motor Speedway 120 Pole
WEB1 day ago · Qualifying Saturday morning (Sept. 21) was no different as Trent Hindman won the pole for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a lap at 97.633 mph. Hindman’s lap was .583 seconds quicker than ...
Josef Newgarden wins first Indy 500, tops Marcus Ericsson on last …
WEBMay 28, 2023 · Josef Newgarden has finally won his first Indy 500. The two-time IndyCar champion prevailed in a one-lap shootout with defending race winner Marcus Ericsson on Sunday after incidents in the...
First Indianapolis 500 held | May 30, 1911 - HISTORY
WEBNov 13, 2009 · 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 racing competitions.
IMSA Battle on the Bricks starting lineup: Bourdais takes first pole …
WEB16 hours ago · Sebastien Bourdais captured the pole position for the Battle at the Bricks, putting the No. 01 Cadillac Racing Cadillac V-Series.R atop the starting grid for the six-hour race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Bourdais turned a 1-minute, 14.592-second lap around the track’s 14-turn, 2.439-mile road course for his seventh pole position.
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