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1940 Indianapolis 500

28th running of the Indianapolis 500 motor race
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Summary

1940 Indianapolis 500 is an Indianapolis 500[1]. It draws 49 Wikipedia views per month (indianapolis 500 category, ranking #58 of 98).[2]

Key Facts

  • Winner: Wilbur Shaw[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Instance of: recurring sporting event edition[5]
  • Location: Indianapolis Motor Speedway[6]
  • Commons category: 1940 Indianapolis 500[7]
  • Edition number: 28[8]
  • Point in time: May 30, 1940[9]
  • Sport: auto racing[10]
  • Uses: Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval circuit[11]
  • Pole position: Rex Mays[12]

Why It Matters

1940 Indianapolis 500 has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

FAQs

What awards did 1940 Indianapolis 500 receive?

Honors received include Wilbur Shaw[3].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · TheaAlvaro · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Edition number → 28
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'hu', 'nl', 'pt', 'sl', 'uz']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Edition number: 28, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290255|batch #290255]]"
  2. 21w ago · Saldanha-mareo · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Point in time → —
    Pole position → Rex Mays
    Uses → Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval circuit
    Country → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Instance of: recurring sporting event edition, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778618806664"
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