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	rpm.espn.com: Indianapolis Motor Speedway History
		The Speedway was opened as a crushed stone and tar track on August 19, 1909, for three days of racing.
		Parts of the track were resurfaced with asphalt beginning in 1937, and the entire track was resurfaced with asphalt in the summer of 1976, 1988 and again in the fall of 1995.
		Speedway property (559 acres) also includes the Brickyard Crossing, a championship golf course with 14 holes outside the track and 4 inside.
	espn.go.com /rpm/irl/indyracewayhistory.html (1300 words)

	Indianapolis Motor Speedway Seating Chart, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Tickets, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Maps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Indianapolis Motor Speedway is one of the most famous race tracks on the planet.
		Indianapolis has only been on the NASCAR schedule since 1994, but in the short time is has offered NASCAR tickets, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has become one of the hottest tickets on the Nextel Cup schedule.
		Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosts all three of the world's top racing series: the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the Brickyard 400, Formula One and the United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis and, of course, the Indy Racing League's Indy Car Series and the Indianapolis 500.
	www.gotickets.com /venues/in/indianapolis_motor_speedway.php (475 words)

	Indianapolis Motor Speedway
		The Indianapolis Motor Speedway was built on 328 acres of farmland five miles northwest of Indianaís capital city in spring 1909.
		Another chapter was added to the Speedwayís glorious history in December 1997 when President Anton H. "Tony" George, Hulmanís grandson, announced that the United States Grand Prix Formula One race would take place annually on a new road course at the Speedway starting in 2000.
		The 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened in 1909 as an automotive testing and competition facility at a time when the burgeoning car industry was thriving in Indiana.
	racing.ballparks.com /Indianapolis/index.htm (1150 words)

	Top 20 Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana (a separate city completely surrounded by Indianapolis) in the United States, is the second-oldest surviving auto racing track in the world (after The Milwaukee Mile), having existed since 1909.
		Attracting 80,000 spectators to the first 500 miles (800 km) race on Memorial Day May 30, 1911, at $1 admission, the Speedway reopened and hosted the first in a long line of five hundred mile (800 km) races known as the Indianapolis 500.
		Indianapolis 500 Qualifying (four lap average): Arie Luyendyk, 236.986 mph, May 12, 1996.
	encyc.connectonline.com /index.php/Indianapolis_Motor_Speedway (1496 words)

	Indianapolis Speedway
		Tomorrowland Speedway will remain operational during the remodeling process and is scheduled to be fully renovated by December and available to guests in time for the holiday season.
		Tomorrowland Speedway is one of the original Walt Disney World attractions, dating back to the opening of the Magic Kingdom theme park on Oct. 1, 1971.
		Indianapolis Motor Speedway has stepped up its relationship with the Walt Disney Co. The racetrack will be the sponsor of the Tomorrowland Speedway ride at Magic Kingdom in Orlando.
	www.wdwmagic.com /indianapolis.htm (817 words)

	EPA Brownfields Grants, Speedway, IN
		Speedway, IN EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, communities, and other stakeholders to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields.
		Located wholly within the corporate limits of Indianapolis, Speedway (population 12,881) is best known for its Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home of the Indianapolis 500.
		To promote economic growth, Speedway and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway formed the Speedway Economic Development Commission, which is exploring ways to integrate a possible expansion of the race venue with the redevelopment of blighted surrounding properties.
	www.epa.gov /brownfields/06arc/speedway.htm (454 words)

	Indianapolis Motor Speedway Marks 60th Anniversary - Newsroom - Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick
		May 24, 1998: The 82nd running of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race was dedicated to the memory of Mary Fendrich Hulman, chairman emeritus of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, who passed away on April 10, 1998 at age 93.
		March 2002: The Speedway’s asphalt oval surface was made smoother in a process called “diamond-grinding.” This was the first time that the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s surface was ground to smooth the surface.
		May 1, 2002: The Speedway announced that the groundbreaking SAFER (Steel and Foam Energy Reduction) Barrier was in place in all four of the Speedway oval’s corners for the beginning of practice for the 86th Indianapolis 500.
	www.insideindianabusiness.com /newsitem.asp?id=15839 (2294 words)

	Indianapolis 500 history
		The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation was formed Feb. 9, 1909, when 328 acres of farmland northwest of Downtown Indianapolis was purchased by Fisher and his partners Jim Allison, Frank Wheeler and Arthur Newby.
		That rift resulted in controversy prior to the 1979 race when the Speedway rejected the entries of the CART teams on the grounds they were not in "good standing" with USAC, which sanctioned the Indianapolis 500.
		CART drivers returned to Indianapolis for the first time in four years when, in 2000, two weeks of the CART schedule were opened up to allow its teams to compete.
	www2.indystar.com /library/factfiles/sports/autoracing/indy500.html (2514 words)

	GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Circuits > Indianapolis Motor Speedway
		Indianapolis served as a landing strip and repair depot for the military during the conflict, but in 1919 the race was on again.
		By 1945 the Speedway was in a sorry state, partially overgrown and crumbling.
		Tony George, grandson of Tony Hulman, took over the running of the Speedway in January 1990 and he soon added new events to the Indianapolis calendar: the Brickyard 400 NASCAR race and an International Race of Champions and continued the policy of constantly upgrading the facility.
	www.grandprix.com /gpe/cir-027.html (1225 words)

	Indianapolis Motor Speedway: the history of speed Motor Age - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		What once was 328 acres of farmland on the northwest side of Indianapolis today is home to one of the three largest single-day sporting events in the world.
		During the next 32 years, until his death in 1977, Hulman oversaw the growth of the Speedway and reinvested in the physical plant until it was the undisputed world leader in motorsports facilities.
		The Hulman-George family continues to own and operate the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with Hulman's daughter, Mari Hulman George, serving as chairman of the board, and his grandson, Anton "Tony" George, serving as president and chief executive officer.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3102/is_3_123/ai_n5996387 (451 words)

	Speedway - Timeline
		Speedway United Methodist is formally launched with a $20,000 donation from the Board of Missions and $3,000 from the bishop.
		Speedway is among several county schools fighting the school desegregation plan ordered by Judge S. Hugh Dillon.
		According to the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, the economic impact of the race on Speedway and Indianapolis is approximately $46 million "new money," which they estimate will be turned over 2.2 times resulting in a total impact of approximately $101 million.
	www.polis.iupui.edu /RUC/Neighborhoods/Speedway/SpeedwayTimeline.htm (980 words)

	USATODAY.com - Longtime Indianapolis speedway announcer dies at 84 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jim Phillippe, a public address announcer for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 1950, died Monday after a long illness.
		Beginning with the 1950 Indianapolis 500, Phillippe was an announcer for every race at the speedway through this year's Brickyard 400 in August, track officials said.
		He also worked in radio and television in Indianapolis, was manager of Butler's student radio station and was public address announcer for the school's home basketball and football games for 35 years.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/motor/irl/2003-12-16-philippe-dies_x.htm (353 words)

	Speedway Public Library-Community Information
		The Indianapolis Motor Speedway preceded the Town of Speedway by 17 years when in 1909 a cornfield area west of Indianapolis was purchased by Carl G. Fisher, James Allison, Frank Wheeler and Arthur Newby for approximately $72,000.00.
		On July 14, 1926, the Marion County Board of Commissioners heard a petition from the 507 residents of Speedway City to change the status of their community to the Town of Speedway.
		There are ten churches from which to choose within Speedway's town limits and two public parks.
	www.speedway.lib.in.us /community.html (412 words)

	Indianapolis Motor Speedway : indy.org
		The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, opened in 1909, is the world's largest spectator facility and the only racetrack to host the Indy Racing League, NASCAR and Formula One.
		Since 1911, the Speedway has been the home of the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing," the Indianapolis 500 each May. The Allstate 400 at the Brickyard (formerly Brickyard 400) has quickly become one of NASCAR's most coveted races since the inaugural event in 1994 and heats up the track in late July.
		Indianapolis 500 drivers take time to sign autographs for racing fans of all ages.
	www.indy.org /indianapolis/web/jsp/whattodo/detail.jsp?printable=true&c=7003189:indianapolismotorspeedway:showhide (842 words)

	Nascar Racing: Auto Racing, Nascar News, Racing News, Nascar Online, Nascar 2006, Nascar Drivers, Nascar, Racing, Dale ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Developed from the vision of one of the founders, Carl G. Fisher, Indianapolis Motor Speedway was built in 1909 as an automobile testing ground to support the area's growing automotive industry.
		This first Indianapolis 500 was named the 'International Sweepstakes' and was won by Ray Harroun at an average speed of 74.602 mph.
		Formula One came to the Speedway in 2000 after a 2.605-mile road circuit incorporating part of the world-famous oval was built.
	www.racingone.com /tracks_front.asp?trackid=58&series=3 (513 words)

	Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis IN At Premiere Sports Travel
		Indianapolis Motor Speedway is to racing what Yankee Stadium is to baseball and Lambeau Field is to football.
		The Brickyard 400 gave NASCAR fans their chance to buy tickets to see racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and they’ve done that by the tens of thousands ever since former Indiana resident Jeff Gordon won the inaugural stock-car event.
		Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the largest sports venue in America, with crowds of more than 250,000 in attendance at ever running of race that, beginning in 2005, has been renamed the Allstate 400
	www.sportstravel.com /venues/indianapolis-motor-speedway.php (567 words)

	F1 Return to Indianapolis Speedway Unsure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The race's return to Indianapolis Motor Speedway is less of a certainty.
		Michelin and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced Friday that those with Speedway ticket accounts for the race will have their refunds processed automatically without needing to submit or sign any documents.
		Speedway president Joie Chitwood said track officials were still considering whether to host Formula One's only United States race for a seventh year.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/07/15/sports/s110923D24.DTL (240 words)

	Indianapolis Motor Speedway
		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.
		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.
	www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com /museum (675 words)

	Speedway \| Indianapolis Star
		Speedway will be forever linked with the world-famous racetrack that's within its borders.
		Yes, it has a motor speedway that hosts three major races a year, but this is a town where people go to work each day.
		If it weren't for cell phones, multiple cars and the mutual aid of other parents in the close-knit Speedway community, its hard to imagine how Bret and Laura Daghe, 12-year-old son Jake and 10-year-old daughter JoJo could be in so many places at once.
	www2.indystar.com /community/spspeedway (573 words)

	Jayski's® Silly Season Page - Indianapolis Motor Speedway News
		By Indianapolis Motor Speedway family tradition, IMS Chairman of the Board Mari Hulman George will deliver the famous command, “Gentlemen, start your engines.” Noth is perhaps best known from his roles as Detective Mike Logan on NBC’s long-running crime dramas “Law & Order” and “Law and Order: Criminal Intent” and Mr.
		The city of Speedway, Ind., passed a citywide ban on smoking in indoor public places during a town council meeting Monday night, leaving its largest and most famous resident in the uncomfortable position of policing smoking in its many buildings while allowing it in the grandstands.
		Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials opted for this year's later start to keep the race on television at the same time in other time zones.
	www.jayski.com /pages/tracks/indy.htm (2581 words)

	Indianapolis Race Track
		Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the most famous motorsports icon in North America.
		Indianapolis Raceway Park is that rarity, an active race track which remains on good terms...
		Indianapolis Motor Speedway is probably the most famous of all the North American oval tracks...
	www.sportsbooks-today.com /sportbookte/31/indianapolis-race-track.php (896 words)

	Indianapolis IN Hotels, Indianapolis Indiana Hotel Reservations
		Indianapolis blends small-town charm with cosmopolitan style, which makes it an exciting leisure vacation spot.
		The most famous racetrack in the world, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, is home to the popular Indy 500.
		The Indianapolis Museum of Art is one of the largest and oldest general art museums in the United States.
	indianapolis.choicehotels.com /?sid= (513 words)

	The Humane Society of Indianapolis :: Indianapolis Speedway Gone to the Dogs
		WHO: Humane Society of Indianapolis WHAT: Mutt Strut 2005 presented by Above and Beyond Animal Care The Humane Society of Indianapolis will host a day of fun for critters and their people at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
		Pets and their owners are invited to the Speedway to take a walk at the famous track and enjoy a variety of festivities including a blessing of the animals, pet contests and massages for pets and people.
		WHERE: Indianapolis Motor Speedway 4790 W. 16th St. Indianapolis, IN 46222 Enter at Gate #2, on 16th Street HOW TO REGISTER: Those interested in participating in Mutt Strut 2005 can log on to the Humane Society of Indianapolis website at http://www.indyhumane.org/ to register on-line.
	sev.prnewswire.com /entertainment/20050416/CGF03015042005-1.html (394 words)

	Civil Town of Speedway, Indiana-Official Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Town of Speedway, Indiana was officially incorporated in 1926.
		The entire Indianapolis Motor Speedway is actually located within the limits of the Town of Speedway.
		The town is a separate governmental unit within Indianapolis with its own town council, police department, fire department, street department, water and wastewater utilities, school system, and public library.
	www.townofspeedway.org (153 words)

	Indianapolis Motor Speedway Tickets, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Ticket Broker - NASCAR Race Tickets in Indianapolis
		We are not affiliated with Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Ticketmaster® or any box office.
		We have Indianapolis Motor Speedway broken down into different seating sections to assist our customers in choosing the perfect NASCAR tickets.
		Indianapolis Motor Speedway tickets are generally delivered the week of the race.
	www.tickco.com /Race_Tracks/Indianap_motor_spdwy_tickets.htm (227 words)

	INSTALLATION: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
		Hurtling around the track in a Marmon Wasp at what was then considered a scorching speed of 74.59 mph, Ray Harroun was the winner of the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911.
		Measuring in size from 29 feet by 23 feet to 9 feet by 10-1/2 feet, the video boards all utilize LED technology and, in many instances, incorporate matrix displays providing text messaging and three-sided, rotating ad panels.
		Held on Sunday, May 25 last year, the Indianapolis 500 was one of three major events taking place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway between May and October.
	svconline.com /news/avinstall_installationindianapolis_motor_speedway/index.html (2042 words)

	NASCAR.com : races : tracks : Indianapolis Motor Speedway
		Built in 1909 as an automobile proving ground, the speedway was built as a 2.5-mile rectangle by its four founders because that was the largest track that could be constructed on the land available.
		But Terre Haute businessman Tony Hulman stepped in and purchased the speedway and began a series of improvements to the facility that continue to this day.
		Several NASCAR teams were invited to a one-day test session at the speedway by track president Tony George in 1993 -- and the inaugural Brickyard 400 was held one year later.
	www.nascar.com /races/tracks/ims/index.html (279 words)

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