The world's premier motor racing competition, the Indianapolis 500, is held at the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which held its first car race on this day in history, Aug. 19, 1909.
With an average crowd of 400,000 spectators, the Indy 500 is the best-attended event in U.S. sports.
The last of the speedway’s original bricks were covered in 1961, except for a three-foot line of bricks left exposed at the start-finish line as a nostalgic reminder of the track’s history, the same source noted.in the worldTerrell Davis, MVP of the 1997 Super Bowl-winning Denver Broncos, is seen at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 26, 2019, in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Each year, the venue welcomes more than 140,000 patrons, who visit Racing Capital of the World, the same source stated. The sterling silver Borg-Warner Trophy, which is 110 pounds and measures 5 feet and 4 inches tall, has been presented to each Indy 500 winner for 87 years.
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