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Tickets: (317) 484-6700
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FAST FACTS
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- Facility built in 1909.
- First Indianapolis 500 run in 1911, won by Ray Harroun.
- Traditionally run on Memorial Day Weekend since 1911 except war years, 1917-1918; 1942-1945.
- Track once paved with 3.2 million bricks, nicknamed the "Brickyard"
- "Yard of Bricks" remains at start/finish line.
- Speedway Hall of Fame and Museum is one of racing's most famous museums.
- Capacity: More than 250,000 permanent seats (world's largest sporting facility)
- Promoter: Owned by the Hulman - George family, Hulman & Co., Terre Haute, Ind.
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