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Created page with "The Indianapolis 500 is a car race held in Speedway, Indiana. It is considered the most prestigious event in American racing. The defending champion is Dan Wheldon. The race is h..."
The Indianapolis 500 is a car race held in Speedway, Indiana. It is considered the most prestigious event in American racing. The defending champion is Dan Wheldon. 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. The engines run on American grown ethanol supporting American farmers. Despite being a very American tradition, there are many successful foriegn 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 500,000 live attendees.