Where is the Indianapolis Motor Speedway located?
Q: Where is the Indianapolis Motor Speedway located?
A: The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is located in Speedway, Indiana, which is an enclave suburb of Indianapolis in the United States.
Q: When was the Indianapolis Motor Speedway built?
A: The Indianapolis Motor Speedway was built in 1909.
Q: How many people can it seat?
A: The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has permanent seating for more than 257,000 people and its infield raises capacity to approximately 400,000.
Q: What shape is the track?
A: The track at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a two and a half mile, nearly rectangular oval with each of its four turns being 1/4 mile long and two 5/8 mile long straights connecting turns 2 to 3 and turns 4 to 1. There are also two 1/8 mile short straights that connect turns 1 to 2 and turns 3 to 4.
Q: What other activities take place at IMS besides racing?
A: In addition to hosting races such as the Indy 500 and Brickyard 400, there is also an Indianpolis Motor Speedways Hall of Fame Museum on site that opened in 1956 as well as a golf resort called Brickyard Crossing Golf Resort which originally opened as the Speedway Golf Course in 1929.
Q: Who holds the record for most victories at IMS with Formula One version of road course?
A: Michael Schumacher holds the record for most victories with Formula One version of road course after winning his fifth United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis in 2006.
Q: Who holds the record for total wins at IMS?
A; Johnny Aitken holds the record for total wins at IMS with 15 victories (all on oval) during 1909, 1910 and 1916 seasons.
