Indianapolis Motor Speedway

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The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a historic auto racing circuit in Speedway, Indiana, best known as the home of the annual Indianapolis 500.

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instanceOf historic place
motor racing circuit
sports venue
architect Arthur C. Newby
Carl G. Fisher
Frank H. Wheeler
James A. Allison
brokeGround 1909
cityServed Indianapolis
country United States of America
designatedNationalHistoricLandmark 1987
foundedBy Arthur C. Newby
Carl G. Fisher
Frank H. Wheeler
James A. Allison
hasFacility Gasoline Alley garages
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum
Pagoda control tower
hasInfieldOval Indianapolis Motor Speedway short oval (historical/auxiliary)
hasInfieldRoadCourse Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course
hasSeatingCapacity approximately 235000 permanent seats
hostsSeries IMSA SportsCar Championship (historically)
IndyCar Series
linked to: IndyCar

NASCAR Cup Series
NASCAR Xfinity Series
layoutType oval circuit
length 2.5 miles
4.023 kilometers
locatedIn Indiana
Marion County, Indiana
Speedway, Indiana
locatedInTimeZone America/Indiana/Indianapolis
mainEvent Brickyard 400
Indianapolis 500
IndyCar Grand Prix
Verizon 200 at the Brickyard
linked to: Brickyard 400
museumLocatedAt Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum
nicknamed The Brickyard
The Racing Capital of the World
notableFor being one of the oldest purpose-built automobile racetracks in the world
hosting the Indianapolis 500 annually since 1911
opened 1909-08-19
operator Indianapolis Motor Speedway, LLC
ownedBy Penske Corporation
Roger Penske
registeredHistoricPlace National Register of Historic Places
surface asphalt
brick (historic)
totalCapacityIncludingInfield over 300000 spectators
turns 4

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Indianapolis hasSportsVenue Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis Motor Speedway operator Indianapolis Motor Speedway, LLC
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway nicknamed The Brickyard
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway hasInfieldRoadCourse Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course
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Marion County hasAttraction Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis hasLandmark Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Roger Penske ownerOf Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Brickyard 400 venue Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Brickyard 400 promoter Indianapolis Motor Speedway
IRL associatedVenue Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Road to Indy ladder associatedWith Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis 500 heldAt Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis 500 organizer Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Marion County, Indiana contains Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum locatedIn Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Speedway, Indiana namedFor Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Speedway, Indiana contains Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Speedway, Indiana hasSportsFacility Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course
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Speedway, Indiana hasSportsFacility Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval track
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Carl G. Fisher coFounded Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Carl G. Fisher employer Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The Racing Capital of the World associatedWith Indianapolis Motor Speedway
IndyCar Grand Prix circuitUsed Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course
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IndyCar Grand Prix location Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Pagoda control tower locatedIn Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Pagoda control tower partOf Indianapolis Motor Speedway complex
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Pagoda control tower symbolOf Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Gasoline Alley garages locatedIn Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Gasoline Alley garages partOf Indianapolis Motor Speedway infield
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Gasoline Alley garages ownedBy Indianapolis Motor Speedway, LLC
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Gasoline Alley garages operator Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Gasoline Alley garages adjacentTo Indianapolis Motor Speedway pit lane
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Gasoline Alley garages adjacentTo Indianapolis Motor Speedway main straightaway
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Gasoline Alley garages category Indianapolis Motor Speedway structures
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Speedway knownFor Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Speedway hasLandmark Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Speedway economyInfluencedBy Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis metropolitan area hasSportsFacility Indianapolis Motor Speedway
James A. Allison notableWork Indianapolis Motor Speedway
James A. Allison coFounderOf Indianapolis Motor Speedway
James A. Allison placeOfActivity Indianapolis Motor Speedway
National Historic Landmarks in Indiana hasMember Indianapolis Motor Speedway
National Historic Landmarks in Indiana hasMember Marmon Wasp (Indianapolis Motor Speedway site resource)
linked to: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
IMS Productions associatedWith Indianapolis Motor Speedway
IMS Productions producesContentFor Indianapolis Motor Speedway
2012 United States Grand Prix previousUSGrandPrixLocation Indianapolis Motor Speedway