The Indy 500 is a 500 mile race every memorial day weekend last year was the 94th running of this race and the 64th uninterrupted race.
May 30,1911
The first Indianapolis 500 was held in 1911.
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The first "500" was held at the Speedway on Memorial Day, May 30, 1911.
The first Indy 500 race was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana. It was on May 30, 1911.
The first Daytona 500 race was held at the Daytona International Speedway on February 22, 1959.
The Indianapolis 500 was originally known as the "1911 International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race," and that first race was held on May 30, 1911 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The first winner was Ray Harroun.
The first actual event held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was a helium balloon competition. It took place about two months before the track opened. The competition occurred on June 5, 1909.
The first race on the Speedway was in 1958. Racing on the sand began in the early 1900s.
The first Formula 1 World Championship was held in 1950and it consisted of seven races ( British, Monaco, Indianapolis 500, Swiss, Belgian, French and Italian).
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