Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Racing's most storied venue, Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosted one event per year, the Indianapolis 500, until stock cars invaded the Brickyard in 1994. Purists were in doubt as to the benefit of NASCAR coming to the track, but it has proven to be a spectacular success.

America's most revered racing facility opened in August of 1909, nearly 40 years before the formation of NASCAR. The annual home of the Indianapolis 500, the vaunted Brickyard did not allow stock cars to compete on its hallowed asphalt until August 6, 1994, when Jeff Gordon took the checkered flag at the end of the inauguaral Brickyard 400. In less than a decade, however, the only Nextel Cup race held annually at Indianapolis has become one of the most prestigious on the circuit.

Negotiating the four relatively flat corners, banked at 9 degrees, can be problematic, even though the Nextel Cup cars travel nearly 50 mph slower per lap than do the open-wheeled Indy Cars.

Handling is a major issue at the Brickyard, where maintaining momentum off the second and fourth turns is crucial to success. It should come as no surprise that the winners of the Brickyard 400s are some of NASCAR's most talented drivers.

With more than 250,000 permanent seats, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located at 4790 West 16th Street, approximately 3 miles east of the I-465 loop, is the world's largest sporting facility. In additions to the Indy 500 and the Brickyard 400, the speedway also plays host to the United States Grand Prix for Formula One cars, which debuted at the verable track in 2000. Tony Steward holds the qualifying record for Nextel Cup cars at 182.960 mph (49.704 seconds), the pole winning speed for the 2002 race.

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