Indianapolis Motor Speedway - The Brickyard
A 500 mile race that has 33 drivers competing in the 92nd running of the Indy 500. Here is Danica Patrick's qualifying run which was enough to put her on the pole.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klrE6aV4Ogg
She was not able to keep it though as other qualifiers made their rounds faster than she did. She starts the race today in position #5 in the middle of the second row.
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“Gentlemen Start Your Engines” – From the beaches of Daytona to the desert of Arizona, these words are as famous as the drivers themselves and the tracks they race on. While some tracks are more famous than others, no other track has more history than the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is the only the landmark related to automotive history to be included on the National Register of Historic Places.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway was built in 1909 and has a seating capacity of 275,000 with an infield capacity that brings the total to 400,000 making it the largest sporting facility in the world. It is a two and a half mile track and like Daytona, which has a lake in the infield, Indianapolis has a road course track as well as an 18 hole golf course which has been used by the PGA.
The most famous race which began in 1911 is the Indianapolis 500, which has been hailed as the “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” It is the Super Bowl of the Indy Circuit just as the Daytona 500 is to the NASCAR circuit. Besides the Indy 500, the track also hosts NASCAR’s Brickyard 400 and it used to host the United States Grand Prix on the Formula One circuit.
Some of the unique characteristics of the track are at the start/finish line. Before the track was paved, it was covered in bricks. A three foot section of section of bricks was left and is where the Brickyard 400 gets its name. A racing tradition is for the winner and his crew to kneel down and kiss the bricks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klrE6aV4Ogg
She was not able to keep it though as other qualifiers made their rounds faster than she did. She starts the race today in position #5 in the middle of the second row.
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“Gentlemen Start Your Engines” – From the beaches of Daytona to the desert of Arizona, these words are as famous as the drivers themselves and the tracks they race on. While some tracks are more famous than others, no other track has more history than the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is the only the landmark related to automotive history to be included on the National Register of Historic Places.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway was built in 1909 and has a seating capacity of 275,000 with an infield capacity that brings the total to 400,000 making it the largest sporting facility in the world. It is a two and a half mile track and like Daytona, which has a lake in the infield, Indianapolis has a road course track as well as an 18 hole golf course which has been used by the PGA.
The most famous race which began in 1911 is the Indianapolis 500, which has been hailed as the “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” It is the Super Bowl of the Indy Circuit just as the Daytona 500 is to the NASCAR circuit. Besides the Indy 500, the track also hosts NASCAR’s Brickyard 400 and it used to host the United States Grand Prix on the Formula One circuit.
Some of the unique characteristics of the track are at the start/finish line. Before the track was paved, it was covered in bricks. A three foot section of section of bricks was left and is where the Brickyard 400 gets its name. A racing tradition is for the winner and his crew to kneel down and kiss the bricks.
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