indianapolismotorspeedway

8 photos and 1 illustration tagged indianapolismotorspeedway, from 2 members of Flickr Commons.

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1909

2010

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Hanna (LOC P&P) said:
When the Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened in 1909, the oval track had yet to be completed. The first race in June featured a competition among helium gas-filled balloons. A few months later, motorsports would make its way to the track, with many competitions held throughout the year.
Xenotype said:
Thanks for the additional detail.

Nathan Adams said:
Depalma & his mechanic led the 1912 Indy 500 for 196 of it's 200 laps. Their Mercedes cracked a piston on the fourth turn of the final lap. They jumped out of the car & pushed it across the finish line. However, they lost the race to Joe Dawson. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912_Indianapolis_500 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_DePalma
The Library of Congress said:
Thanks for this information. We'll add a note to the source catalog.
Wystan said:
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S Jones said:
Wikipedia says that Bob Burman ranked 12th (but did not finish) in the 1912 Indianapolis 500 when his Cutting race car (pictured above) crashed on turn two. Reference: Wikipedia: 1912 Indianapolis 500
Zippy Money said:
Great old picture!
hrenrick said:
Keep in mind that when that photo was taken the car was the latest in race car design.