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The Hoosier Hundred is a USAC Silver Crown Series race scheduled for Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park as of 2023. It is a revival of the original race held from 1953-2020 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Speedway, a one-mile dirt oval in Indianapolis, Indiana. The race was first held in 1953, and through 1970 was part of the National ...
The track was known as Lucas Oil Raceway from 2011 to 2021. In 1958, 15 Indianapolis-area businessmen and racing professionals led by Tom Binford, Frank Dickie, Rodger Ward, and Howard Fieber invested $5,000 each to fund the development of a 267-acre (108 ha) farm tract into a recreational sporting complex that would focus on auto racing.
The event moved to the Indiana State Fairgrounds oval in 1972-1973 and was held as two 50-lap features. But the 1973 Night Before the 500 was plagued by rain, much like the 1973 Indianapolis 500 . The Night Before the 500 twin 50-lap Midget races were rained out on Sunday May 27 and initially rescheduled for June 17. [ 2 ]
“It’s a great facility, and I’m glad to have it to practice on,” he said. Hamlin, seventh in the NCAA 3,000 last March, won an 800 in 1:49.25, or .04 off his own school record.
Directions to Indiana State Fairgrounds. The Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center is at 1202 E. 38th Street in Indianapolis.. Below are the directions suggested on the fairgrounds website.
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The Indiana State Fair is an annual state fair that spans 15 days in August [1] in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.The Indiana State Fair debuted in 1852 at Military Park in Indianapolis and is the sixth oldest state fair in the U.S. [4] It is the largest event in the state, [5] drawing between 730,000 and 980,000 visitors annually since 2010. [1]
Money raised by the fair's "FAIRs Care" county fair program since 2013: More than $360,000Pounds of food the fair's Fairs Care has donated to fight hunger since 2013: 295,776.20