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Fisher made millions with the sale and manufacture of an early form of headlights, became involved with automobile racing and was a principal in the building of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Lincoln Highway and Dixie Highway, two of the earliest paved roads across the United States.
Alena Steam Car; All American Group; Allied (automobile) AM General; American (1911 automobile) American Motor Car Company; American Motor Vehicle Company; American Simplex; American Underslung; Ansted; Ansted-Lexington; Apperson; Atlas Motor Buggy; Auburn Automobile; Autocar Company
Angela Ashmore was part of Marcus Ericsson's race winning crew at the 2022 Indianapolis 500, as an assistant race engineer. [11] She is believed to be the only female crew member to win the Indianapolis 500. [12] Twice, a woman has driven the pace car at the start of the race: Elaine Irwin Mellencamp (2001) and Robin Roberts (2010).
The Grand Prix of Indianapolis, also known as the IndyCar Grand Prix is an IndyCar Series race held on the combined road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The race was first held in 2014 and is typically held on a Saturday in mid-May, two weekends prior to the Indianapolis 500 .
The 49th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Monday, May 31, 1965.. The five-year-old "British Invasion" of Indy racing by rear engine cars (actually mid engine), which preceded the 1964 British Invasion by the Beatles, finally broke through as Team Lotus, Jim Clark and Colin Chapman triumphed in dominating fashion with the ...
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 railroad's assets were wholly leased to the Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Company starting in 1903, and the two companies would eventually merge under the Indianapolis Street Railway Company name in 1919. [9] [10] [11] The new company was acquired by the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Company in 1920.
In 2001 and 2003, trucks were used instead of pace cars. In 2005, a specially restored 1955 Bel Air pace car was commissioned by the Indianapolis Race Committee to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Chevrolet V-8 engine. Only one car was built and it was displayed and used on the speedway.