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Rev it Up at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

by Mary Jo Manzanares on May 21st, 2007

Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayIndianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana (and completely surrounded by Indianapolis) is the home of the Indianapolis 500, and is the second oldest remainnig auto race track in the world. For you trivia buffs, the oldes is the Milwaukee Mile.)

Speedway capacity, including the permanent seating and the infield seating, is approximately 400,000 making it the highest capacity sporting facility in the world.

Although the track is known primarily for its Indy Car races, it has also hosted Formula One and NASCAR races.

The Indy 500 will be held this weekend, as it is every year, over Memorial Day Weekend.

Photo credit: Rick Dikeman

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5 opinions for Rev it Up at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

  • Laughing Chow
    May 21, 2007 at 5:35 pm

    I consider NASCAR events thrilling, and at the other end of the spectrum, I also love golf.

    I’ll be in Orlando next week and plan to visit the local speedway, one that is named after one of the famous drivers. If possible, I’ll zip around the course. That should get my energy jumping and give me a whole new perspective on life.

  • Mary Jo Manzanares
    May 21, 2007 at 6:14 pm

    You’re going to drive the course? Oooooh, how fun! I hope to hear all about it!

  • Jason
    May 22, 2007 at 9:08 am

    Being from Indy, I can tell you experiencing the race track for yourself is a great time. I’ve been to every F1 race since it started here, but regretfully won’t be attending this year even though I’ve got tickets already. BUMMER! My wife suprised me with a weekend in Cincinnatti with my son for a Reds game on Father’s Day.

  • Mary Jo Manzanares
    May 25, 2007 at 10:59 am

    Jason: I’m hoping to one day get to Indy. Everyone seems to rave about it, even if they aren’t into racing. Enjoy Cincinnatti, though!

  • Jason
    Aug 4, 2007 at 8:42 pm

    You head on over to Indy and we’ll show you around.

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