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The event has been run for a hundred years and has a massive attendance on race day with as many as 400,000 attendees. | The event has been run for a hundred years and has a massive attendance on race day with as many as 400,000 attendees. | ||
| − | The defending champion is | + | The defending champion is Tony Kanaan who won after years of near misses in the event. |
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Revision as of 04:09, May 26, 2025
The Indianapolis 500 is a car race held in Speedway, Indiana. It is one of the best-known events in American racing. The race is held every Memorial Day weekend at the 2.5 mile racetrack. Cars are purpose-built race cars with 800 horsepower V8 engines mounted behind the driver. Despite being a very American tradition, there are many successful foreign drivers, including[Dario Franchitti from Scotland, Scott Dixon from New Zealand and Helio Castroneves from Brazil.
The event has been run for a hundred years and has a massive attendance on race day with as many as 400,000 attendees.
The defending champion is Tony Kanaan who won after years of near misses in the event.