What an amazing, historic, famous racetrack to fly around! The Indianapolis Motor Speedway located in Speedway, IN, is home of the IndyCar Series, NASCAR Cup Series, and many more. The 2.5-mile oval constructed in 1909 features the top races in the world such as the Indianapolis 500, Brickyard 400. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway also hosts a 2.439-mile road course which features the INDYCAR Grand Prix.

Some fun facts:
The Indianapolis Speedway is the Largest Sports Arena in the World
The speedway grounds are 253 acres and even include a golf course. There are also over 250,000 seats and the grounds hosts a museum, as well as the main track. It’s even bigger than Vatican City, the Roman Colosseum, and Yankee Stadium! The distance around the Track is 2.5 Miles

The Indianapolis 500 is the Biggest One-Day Sporting Event in the World

The Tradition of Drinking Milk After Winning the Race Began with Louis Meyer… it all started in 1936 with Louis Meyer, who actually won the 500 on three separate occasions. The story behind this swig of milk is actually pretty simple and endearing. Meyer drank buttermilk after his win, because his mother told him that milk was the perfect beverage to drink on hot days. And with this, the tradition began!

The Indy 500 Officially Began in 1911… The Indy 500 as we know it started in 1911, with Ray Harroun as the winner. Amazing to think that it’s been going on for over 100 years now! Here’s to 100 more!

11 Women from 6 Different Countries Have Competed in the Indianapolis 500: Women have competed in this Indy car race from as early as 1977. The nine women are Janet Gunthrie, Desire Wilson, Amber Furst, Lyn. St James, Sarah Fisher, Danica Patrick, Milka Duno, Simone de Silvestro, Ana Beatriz Figuereido, Pippa Mann, and Katherine Legge.

Four Golf Course Holes are Actually Located Inside the track”The Fastest Lap Clocks in at 237.498mph: This was completed by Arie Luyendyk in 1996. Can you even imagine what it feels like to drive this fast? The tern Brickyard is a reference to the nickname nistoricalll used for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. When the race course opened in August 1909, the track surface was crushed stone and tar.