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Starting in 1974, the Indy 500 was moved to the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. As a gesture, the Speedway added an invocation to the pre-race ceremonies. In most years since 1980, the Speedway has invited a representative of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis .
The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, [1][2] and commonly shortened to Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States, an enclave suburb of Indianapolis. The event is traditionally held over Memorial Day weekend, usually the last weekend of May.
A newer Indy 500 tradition, it began at the Brickyard 400, Indianapolis Motor Speedway's NASCAR race. In 1996, Dale Jarrett won the third edition of the Brickyard 400, and he and his crew ...
Tony Stewart is the only driver to complete all 1,100 miles of both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 without being a lap down. He achieved this in 2001. Double Duty [1] (also referred to as the Indy-Charlotte Double [2] or Memorial Day Double [2]) is an American auto racing term used to describe one of the most difficult feats in motorsport: in a single day, competing in both the ...
Ever wonder why the Indy 500 winner drinks milk at the end of the race? Or how the tradition of kissing the "Yard of Bricks" started?
The inaugural "International 500-Mile Sweepstakes" is a rousing success, and becomes an annual Memorial Day tradition, and eventually grows to become one of the most important automobile races in the world. 1912: Ralph DePalma's Mercedes breaks its connecting rod after leading 196 laps.
Arthur Hauselman (sitting in the front row in chair), started his family's Indy 500 tradition in 1923. ... 'I just like honoring the tradition' Bob Day, Hauselman's grandson, was at his 45th Indy ...
1971. 1973. The 56th 500 Mile International Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, on Saturday, May 27, 1972. [3] The race is notable in that for the first time, the cars were permitted bolt-on wings, and speeds climbed dramatically. [4] Bobby Unser won the pole position at a then-remarkable speed of 195. ...