The Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened on June 5, 1909. This was just after Theodore Roosevelt ended his term as president of the United States, the year that the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded, the year Louis Bleriot was the first man to fly across the English Channel, and the year […]
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Keeping the Indy Speedway Up to Snuff
Every year in May, the rubber meets the road: The Indianapolis 500 takes place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Of course, the rubber meets the road a lot of other times throughout the year as well, with other races (like NASCAR’S Brickyard 400) and a number of events that are held every year on the […]