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The Indianapolis 500
Published or Updated May 21, 2018
Location: United States
Sport: Auto Racing
Level: Professional
Also Known As: The Greatest Spectacle in Racing
Sport: Auto Racing
Level: Professional
Also Known As: The Greatest Spectacle in Racing
Event Type: Race
First Held: 1911
Next Up: 5/27/2018-5/27/2018
First Held: 1911
Next Up: 5/27/2018-5/27/2018
When and Where: every May in Indianapolis, IN
Held since 1911 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Indy 500 earns its name as the Greatest Spectacle in Racing every Memorial Day in front of hundreds of thousands of fans in attendance and even more from the broadcast booth.
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After winning his 2nd Indy 500 race in 1933, Louis Meyer requested a glass of buttermilk. Since then, all winners are given a bottle of milk.
The Indianapolis 500 is unofficially the largest single day sporting event in the world, in terms of attendance.
The Indianapolis 500, the 24 Hours of LeMans and the Monaco Grand Prix are considered the unofficial "Triple Crown of Motorsport." Graham Hill is the only driver to have won all three in his career.
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"When I first got here I was like, ‘Oh my goodness, this is huge.’ I’m used to 60,000- and 80,000-seat football stadiums, and this is something else. It’s great that so many people can come to one place and experience an event like this.”
Anthony Munoz Cincinnati Enquirer
"If it's not scary in qualifying, you're not going fast enough."
2004 Winner Buddy Rice
