Indianapolis Motor Speedway

at 4790 W 16th St, Indianapolis , 46222 United States

1. Event Venue
2. Landmark & Historical Place

Description

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately 6mi west of Downtown Indianapolis.Constructed in 1909, it is the original speedway, the first racing facility so named. It has a permanent seating capacity estimated at 257,325, with infield seating raising capacity to an approximate 400,000. It is the highest-capacity sports venue in the world.Considered relatively flat by American standards, the track is a two-and-a-half mile, nearly rectangular oval with dimensions that have remained essentially unchanged since its inception: four 1/4mi turns, two 5/8mi straightaways between the fourth and first turns and the second and third turns, and two 1/8mi short straightaways, termed "short chutes", between the first and second, and third and fourth turns.A modern infield road course was constructed between 1998 and 2000, incorporating the western and southern portions of the oval (including the southwest turn) to create a 2.605mi track. In 2008, the road course was modified to replace the southwest turn with an additional infield section for motorcycle racing, resulting in a 2.621mi course. Altogether, the current grounds have expanded from an original 320acre on which the speedway was first built to cover an area of over 559acre. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987, it is the only such landmark to be affiliated with automotive racing history.

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Summary

Indianapolis Motor Speedway is Indianapolis based place and this enity listed in Event Venue category. Located at 4790 W 16th St IN 46222. Contact phone number of Indianapolis Motor Speedway: (317) 492-8500