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	Indianapolis 500 [Definition]
		For 2005 the start Indianapolis 500 was pushed up to improve their TV ratings, thus preventing NASCAR drivers to be able to compete at Indy and Lowe's on the same day; Indiana Indiana, meaning the "Land of the Indians", is a state of the United States.
		The Indianapolis 500 Mile Race, frequently shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, is an American race for open-wheel automobiles held annually over the Memorial Day Memorial Day is a United States public holiday that takes place on the last Monday of May. It was formerly known as Decoration Day.
		[click for more], with Ray Harroun Ray Harroun (January 12, 1879 - January 19, 1968) won the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911.
	www.wikimirror.com /Indianapolis_500

	Vukovich: the Original Legend - - part one
		To drive the "Indianapolis 500," in those days, was to submit to four hours of physical torture, as the cars danced over the slippery brick surface, on the main straightaway, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
		Going into the 1955 race, I knew that Wilbur Shaw was dead, the victim of a plane crash, in Northern Indiana, the previous October.
		Second year "500" driver and 1949 AAA Champion Johnnie Parsons, the winner of the rain-shortened 1950 "500," was driving one of the smaller dirt track style racers.
	www.bjwor.com /970207.html

	Tony and that first trip
		Actually Bettenhausen pioneered the use of the jet pilot style helmet in the 1953 "Indianapolis 500." This was the immediate predecessor to the full-face helmets, which were introduced by Dan Gurney in 1968.
		1954 was in the middle of the reign of Bill Vukovich at Indianapolis.
		The photos on "500" Pole day from high in the grandstand E penthouse are my favorites from last May at the Speedway.
	www.bjwor.com /010123.html

	Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Obituaries / Rodger Ward, at 83; won Indianapolis 500 in '59, '62
		Ward was involved in two fatal crashes, one in 1954 that killed Clay Smith, his close friend and former crew chief, at DuQuoin, Ill.; the other in 1955 when two-time Indy 500 winner Bill Vukovich lost his life in a multicar accident while trying for a third consecutive 500 win.
		LOS ANGELES -- Rodger Ward, the oldest living winner of the Indianapolis 500 and one of its most revered champions, died Monday at a hospice in Anaheim, Calif., at age 83, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced.
		Ward won the 500 in 1959 and 1962 and, during a six-year stretch starting in 1959, had the finest record of anyone in Indianapolis Motor Speedway history.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/obituaries/articles/2004/07/09/rodger_ward_at_83_won_indianapolis_500_in_59_62

	Vukovich Death Car Located
		When Vukovich drove the car in the 1955 "500" it was virtually indentical to when Pat O'Conner drove it in the 1954 Indianapolis race.
		According to all the records available that particular car is Kurtis chassis 372, the same chassis Vukovich drove in the 1955 Indianapolis "500" and in which he died.
		The main factors that drive the cost of the Roadsters up is the significance of its general history and whether or not it has won the Indianapolis "500".
	home.pacbell.net /rdean/Vukovich_Death_Car_Located.html

	Indianapolis Racing 1957 Record - The best place to for record and record sites on the web.
		Indianapolis 500 is not too impressive, Cooper established an overall driving performance record virtually unmatched in racing...
		his first five Indianapolis 500 starts (1957-61) came tantalizingly...
		the Rebel 300 in 1957 and '59; the Southern 500...
	record.1stwebdir.com /index.php?k=indianapolis-racing-1957-record

	Nascar News
		1954 — A Dodge Royal 500 convertible paces the Indianapolis 500, the first official appearance of a Dodge at the storied track.
		While it didn't make the Indianapolis 500, the P69 engine ran the full Indy-car season that year, winning a race at Dover Downs during the speedway's first season.
		A Godson of Foyt, John Andretti ran in the Indianapolis 500 seven times from 1988 to 1994, finishing in the top-10 four times.
	www.ashevilleautomotive.com /Team_Dodge/NASCAR_Archives/Nascar_News/nascar_news_22.html

	Indy 500 2000 - Indianapolis Motor Speedway History
		The world's greatest race course, built on the northwest fringe of Indianapolis in 1909 as a proving ground for automobiles, has been an important factor in the development of the present day motor car as well as the scene of 80 International 500-Mile classics.
		The race record of 185.981 mph for the full 500 miles was set in 1990 by Arie Luyendyk.
		When Tony Hulman purchased the Speedway in November 1945, he named himself chairman of the board and installed the late Wilbur Shaw (killed in a private plane crash in 1954) as president.
	espnradio.espn.go.com /auto/indy00/s/indyracewayhistory.html

	GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Circuits > Indianapolis Motor Speedway
		Vukovich won in 1953 and 1954 and was leading in 1955 when he was killed, flipping on the back straight.
		Indianapolis served as a landing strip and repair depot for the military during the conflict, but in 1919 the race was on again.
		The bricks were paved over with asphalt in 1961 and in 1963 Jim Clark arrived with his rear-engined Lotus and the big roadsters were given notice that their days were numbered.
	www.grandprix.com /gpe/cir-027.html

	Jimmy Bryan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As the Indianapolis 500 counted as a round of the
		(Note that drivers who won the Indy 500 only are often not listed in totals of Grand Prix winners, as the race's inclusion in the World Championship was largely symbolic, with very few F1 drivers taking part).
		Formula One World championship from 1950 to 1960 his career is credited with participation in 9 grands prix, with 1 win, 3 podiums and 18 championship points scored.
	en.wikipedia.org /?title=Jimmy_Bryan

	Indianapolis 500
		Early in Hulman's tenure the Indianapolis 500 came to be known as "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing".
		The Indianapolis 500 marks its 78th running on May 29, 1994.
		Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened in 1909 as an automotive testing and competition facility when the car industry was thriving in Indiana.
	www.sergioleonardi.com /autoracing/Indy.htm

	May Madness and the Indianapolis 500
		Mears also won the "500" four times and he is the only person to win the "500" three times from the "pole" position (that is, he was the fastest qualifier and then won the race).
		Their average speeds for 500 miles were 162.026 mph and 162.029 mph, respectively; that's only three thousandths of a mile per hour difference, after 500 miles of racing.
		The first "500" held at the "Brickyard" was in 1911, and was won by Ray Harroun with an average speed of 74.602 miles per hour.
	www.americancabarettheatre.com /mm_and_the_indianapolis.htm

	1954 Indy 500® - Car#7
		Bill Vukovich won the 1954 Indianapolis 500® at a record speed of 130.840 mph.
		D on Freeland and car owner Bob Estes returned to Indianapolis for their second Indianapolis 500® together in 1954.
		The roadsters Watson built from 1956 through 1963 are famed as the fastest front-engine open wheel cars in racing history, winning the Indianapolis 500® in 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961 (Watson copy by Floyd Trevis), 1962, 1963, and 1964.
	www.apolloinc.org /5001.htm

	1954 Indianapolis 500 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Results from the 1954 Formula One Indianapolis 500 held at
		This page was last modified 22:01, 7 Nov 2004.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1954_Indianapolis_500

	Wilbur Shaw
		I'm not going to compare him with todays Indianapolis 500 drivers or winners because I think Wilbur was in a class of his own.
		So with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway being pretty much in a shambles with the lost interest among alot of people while Eddie Rickenbacker was running the show, it almost was converted to a Industrial Park.
		Most racers from the 40's and 50's are just a memory and the tire marks and scratches in the walls are still there at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, just covered over by years of white paint.
	www.netpitpass.com /kevins_korner/wilbur_shaw.htm

	Indianapolis Motor Speedway
		The Marmon "Wasp," which won the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in 1911 with Ray Harroun at the wheel, and was featured on a postage stamp in the U.S. Postal Service's Transportation Series.
		The Hall of Fame Museum also displays the equipment and methods used for timing and scoring the Indianapolis 500 from the first race to the 21st century, including a viewer-activated computer presentation that explains the progress through the years.
		The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum, located five miles northwest of downtown Indianapolis on the grounds of the famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway, is recognized as one of the most highly visible museums in the world devoted to automobiles and auto racing.
	ims.brickyard.com /museum

	Auto Racing
		Gordon Johncock won the Indianapolis 500 in 1973 behind the wheel of the STP Double Oil Filters car and again in 1982 with the STP Oil Treatment Special.
		The latest to complete this feat is Jacques Villeneuve, who won the 1995 Indianapolis 500 and the 1997 World Championship.
		The Indianapolis 500 makes a driver a legend, not the drivers making the race important.
	www.jeromegoolsby.net /racing.html

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	Indianapolis 500
		Pit action during the 1961 Indianapolis 500 is fast and furious as A.J. Foyt has brought the Bowes Seal Fast entry in for a quick stop for tires and fuel.
		The 1955 Indianapolis 500 field is forming up as it exits Turn 2 on the Pace Lap.
		Fans are enjoying an incredible view of the 1961 Indianapolis 500 from the Penthouse seats along the main straightaway.
	www.indy500.com /imageoftheday

	Indianapolis 500
		Jack B. Hinkle, who owned cars that Jack McGrath placed on the front row of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race five years in a row during the early 1950s, died in his sleep Jan. 31 at his home in Wichita, Kan. He was 90.
		McGrath was back in his familiar third-place starting position in 1955 and led six laps, but a magneto problem ended his race after 54 laps in 26th place.
		He was right back in third again for the start of the 1953 race and came home fifth.
	www.brickyard.com /500/news/story.php?story_id=874

	Indianapolis 500 - FUN FACTS!
		While they play rock music at both the Indy 500 and the U.S. Grand Prix, at the "500" it is midwestern rock, while its more of a world music played at the F1 race.
		Although there have been SIX Unsers race in the 500, there has never been three that qualified for the same race.
		Out of the hundreds who have raced in the 500 over the 20th century, there was never one named Smith.
	www.indymotorspeedway.com /funfacts.htm

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	MSN Encarta - Multimedia - Indianapolis 500 Winners
		MSN Encarta - Multimedia - Indianapolis 500 Winners
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	Pat O'Connor - 1954 autographed 8x10 B&W Photo - His First Indy 500 Start
		He raced the Indy 500 in 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, and 1958.
		His best Indy finishes were two 8th place finishes in the 1954 & 1955 Indianapolis 500.
		The Hoosier Auto Racing Fans (HARF) bestows their prestigious Pat O'Connor Award on drivers who exemplify the character of the late Pat O'Connor, the popular Hoosier sprint car and USAC Champion who was killed in the 1958 running of the Indianapolis 500.
	www.talkaboutautos.com /group/rec.autos.sport.indy/messages/240143.html

	Johnson's Indy 500
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		Indy 500 Winners Who Won the Following Week
		Indy 500 Winners Who Have Won Other Major Races
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	f1raceusa
		Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis - September 24, 2000
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	GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Races > 1954 Results > United States GP
		Although irrelevant to the World Championship, the Indianapolis 500 remained part of the Formula 1 World Championship although in 1954 no European teams entered the event.
		In the early laps Bill Vukovich worked his way through the field and he took the lead in the mid-race and he went on to win by nearly a lap, recording his second straight Indianapolis 500 victory in his Fuel Injection Special.
		Jack McGrath was fastest in qualifying in his Hinkle Special, becoming the first man to break the 140mph barrier.
	www.grandprix.com /gpe/rr034.html

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