Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Information Location: Speedway, Indiana Country: United States Opened: 1909 Owner: Hulman Family Architect: Carl G. Fisher, James Allison, Frank Wheeler and Arthur Newby Website: www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com

Track Specifics Type: Oval & Road Course Surface:Asphalt Length: 2.5 mi / 4.023 km (oval) 2.605 mi / 4.192 km (road course) 2.621 mi / 4.218 km (motorcycle) Banking: 9° turns, 0° straights Capacity: 257,325 (400,000+ with infield)

Races Current Series: IndyCar Indy Lights NASCAR Sprint Cup MotoGP Former Series: Formula One

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The primary Oval, used most notably for the Indianapolis 500 This track has been used with the permission of www.etracksonline.co.uk

Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana (a separate town completely surrounded by Indianapolis, Indiana|Indianapolis) in the United States, is the second-oldest surviving automobile racing track in the United States (after the Milwaukee Mile), having existed since 1909, and the original "Speedway," the first racing facility historically to incorporate the word. It is one of the oldest active circuits in the world. The track is a relatively flat (by American standards; considered high-banked by European) two and a half mile oval, almost rectangular in shape. The dimensions have remained unchanged since 1909. There are two 5/8 mile straightaways, two 1/8 mile short straightaways, and four 1/4 mile turns. The infield road course includes parts of the oval to create a 2.6 mile track. Altogether, today the grounds have expanded to cover over a total current area of 559 acres from an original 320 from which the Speedway was first built. With a combined permanent seating and infield spectator capacity of over 400,000, it is the largest sporting facility in the world, and generally recognized as among the most famous and prestigious in auto racing history. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987, currently the only such landmark to be affiliated with automotive history since its inception.

To date, a total of 222 automobile races between August 19, 1909 and August 6, 2006 have been held, with 123 separate drivers winning.

The prestige and pageantry of Indianpolis Motor Speedway is the Indianapolis 500, held during Memorial Day weekend every year. The racing calendar of the event spans the entire month, including 4 days of qualifying and special events like a pit stop competition. The most successful drivers at the 500 are A.J. Foyt, Al Unser and Rick Mears, have each won the event four times.

The 500 had such a special nature to the Speedway that for many years, it was the only race run at the Brickyard. That all changed in 1994, when the Brickyard 400, a NASCAR event, was first run at Indy. Jeff Gordon, the inaugural winner, has won the event four times.

The Speedway has also gone on to welcome Formula One, with the revival of the United States Grand Prix. In its short history, the Grand Prix has produced the winningest driver at Indy, when Michael Schumacher won his fifth USGP in 2006.

In July 2007, it was announced that Formula One would not continue racing at IMS. It will, however, host racing in the MotoGP series.

The Grand Prix course, used for Formula One This track has been used with the permission of www.etracksonline.co.uk

[edit] Records

Series		Driver	Speed (MPH)	Vehicle	Date
Indy 500	Qualifying	Arie Luyendyk	236.986	Reynard/Ford	5/12/1996
	Race	Arie Luyendyk	185.981	Lola/Chevrolet	5/27/1990
Formula One	Qualifying	Rubens Barrichello	133.546	Ferrari	7/19/2004
	Race	Michael Schumacher	127.173	Ferrari	7/19/2005
NASCAR	Qualifying	Casey Mears	186.293	Dodge	8/7/2004
	Race	Bobby Labonte	185.981	Pontiac	8/5/2000

The motorcycle course, used for MotoGP This track has been used with the permission of www.etracksonline.co.uk

[edit] Winners

[edit] IndyCar

For IndyCar Winners, see Indianapolis 500

[edit] Formula One

The Indianapolis 500 from 1950 to 1960 was counted for Formula One points. Results below for United States Grand Prix only.

Season	Date	Driver	Manufacturer	Time
2000	Sept. 24	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:36:30.883
2001	Sept. 30	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:32:42.840
2002	Sept. 29	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:31:07.934
2003	Sept. 28	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:33:35.997
2004	June 20	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:40:29.914
2005	June 19	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:29:43.181
2006	July 2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:34:35.199
2007	June 17	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	1:31:09.965

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