Indianapolis Motor Speedway
motorsport track in Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Summary
Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a motorsport racing track[1]. It ranks in the top 0.72% of motorsport racing track entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,392 views/month, #3 of 419).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Speedway[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Architect: Carl G. Fisher[5], James A. Allison[6]
- Owned by: Penske Corporation[7]
- Commons category: Indianapolis Motor Speedway[8]
- Has part(s): Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval circuit[9], Indianapolis Motor Speedway Grand Prix circuit (2000-2007)[10], Indianapolis Motor Speedway Grand Prix circuit (2014-)[11]
- Inception: March 15, 1909[12]
- Sport: auto racing[13]
- Pseudonym: The Racing Capital of the World[14]
- Surface played on: rock asphalt[15]
- Significant event: Indianapolis 500[16], Brickyard 400[17], Grand Prix of Indianapolis[18], United States Grand Prix[19]
- Official website: http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Indianapolis Motor Speedway[21]
- Commons gallery: Indianapolis Motor Speedway[22]
- Maximum capacity: 257,325[23]
- Number of matches played/races/starts: 19[24]
- Heritage designation: National Historic Landmark[25], National Register of Historic Places listed place[26]
- Nickname: The Brickyard[27]
- Used by: Formula One[28]
- Date of official opening: August 12, 1909[29]
- Native label: Indianapolis Motor Speedway[30]
- Short name: Indianapolis[31]
- Length: 2.5 miles[32], 4.023 km[33], 4218 m[34]
- Capital cost: 3,000,000 US dollars[35]
- Slope: 0 degree[36], 9.2 degree[37]
Why It Matters
Indianapolis Motor Speedway has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]