The track's reputation improved so much that the 500-mile race became part of the Formula One World Championship for 11 years (1950–1960), even though none of the Indy drivers raced in Formula One and only Ferrari's Alberto Ascari of the F1 …

Indy 500 night at Indy Fuel. While it is not May yet, it's almost time for the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge!

The Indianapolis 500 is held annually at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a 2.5-mile (4 km) oval circuit. The track is a rounded rectangle, with four distinct turns of identical dimensions, connected by four straightaways (two long straightaways and two "short chutes").

Just How Big is the Speedway? Kentucky Derby and Yankee Stadium with room to spare! highest-capacity houses in college football — inside the oval with some room to park a few cars. eliminating use of the entire 1st Turn of the oval track. Also, track was added connecting Turn 5 to Turn 7 to bypass Turn 6.

Everything you need to know about the 2022 Indianapolis 500. Find race, driver, track and team information, as well as news and results.

The sound of 33 cars firing up their engines means it is time to race. After the green flag drops drivers battle for 200 laps around the 2.5-mile oval for the opportunity to claim immortality as an Indy 500 champion.

INDIANAPOLIS 500 RACE SPECIFICS: • The race is 500 miles, 200 laps on the 2.5-mile oval. • The race becomes official after 101 laps. • The pit road speed is 60 mph. • The pit speed zone starts at a cone approximately 300 feet inside pit lane. • The green flag to start the race will be shown on the third time past the flag stand.

After winning his fifth United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis in 2006, Formula One driver Michael Schumacher holds the record for most victories with the Forumula One version of the road course. A.J. Foyt , Al Unser , Rick Mears and Helio Castroneves each won the Indianapolis 500 four times on the traditional oval.

This is a list of racetracks which have hosted IndyCar Series racing. Since 1996, INDYCAR events have been held on 45 different tracks – 24 ovals, 10 road courses, 10 street circuits, and 1 combined road course. – spread across five countries: the United States, Japan, Canada, Australia, [note 1] and Brazil.

A heavily revised road course was created for the Grand Prix of Indianapolis, a new race for the Indycars, designed as a preliminary event ahead of Indy 500 qualifying. The revised course was again run in a clockwise direction, though the motorcycle variant will continue to be used in the opposite direction, with a modified 'Snakepit' series of ...