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Indianapolis 500U.S. automobile race. It has been held annually since 1911 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a 2.5-mi (4-km) asphalt oval with banked quarter-mile turns. The “Indy 500” is a 500-mi (805-km) race for top international competitors using specially designed race cars (open-wheel, open-cockpit, rear-engine vehicles). Traditionally held on or near Memorial Day, the race is one of the most prestigious on the international racing circuit, drawing large crowds (about 300,000) and offering substantial prizes (more than $1.5 million). |
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| Some chalked it up to tires that actually weren't warm enough on a day in which air temperature were 89 degrees and track temperatures soaring to 126 -- the hottest Indy 500 since 1953. Longest non-automotive Indy 500 sponsor to team up with Andretti Green driver Tony Kanaan Jim Rathmann won the Indy 500 in 1960 driving one of Watson's cars. |
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