Carl Fisher, James Allison, Frank Wheeler, and Arthur Newby. Everyone knows the story by now. After two possible locations were turned down, Fisher’s plan of a large testing facility for car manufacturers to showcase their products finally came to fruition on 328 acres of farmland on the outskirts of Indianapolis. There was still something else…
When is winning the Indianapolis 500 three times not your crowning achievement? When your name is Wilbur Shaw. It was 60 years ago today that we lost Warren Wilbur Shaw, who was one day shy of turning 52 years old. The Shelbyville-born driver is still the last native Hoosier to win the Greatest Spectacle in Racing.…
Think about everything that goes into the Indianapolis 500. The tireless preparation, the planning, the execution, the hundreds of thousands of people, and of course the field of 33 cars and drivers. It’s a day that will drain us all, but leave us with memories that will last long after we are gone. It’s the…
To say that the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has some impressive history would be the biggest understatement known to man. The greatest venue on earth has given us unforgettable moments every year since it was born more than one hundred years ago. Famous architects Carl Fisher, James Allison, F.H. Wheeler, and Arthur Newby first broke ground…
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