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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.

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The first long-distance auto race occurred in Indianapolis on May 11, 1911.

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The first Indianapolis 500 was held in 1911 and was won by driver Ray Harroun competing in a Marmon Wasp.

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The Indianapolis Motor Speedway was founded by Carl Fisher in 1906, and the first Indianapolis 500 Mile Race was held in 1911.

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Ray Harroun won the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911 driving a Marmon Wasp.

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The first Indianapolis 500 was held in 1911.

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