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Subject: 1909: First race is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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1909 First race is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway On this day in 1909, the first race is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, now the home of the world's most famous motor racing competition, the Indianapolis 500. Built on 328 acres of farmland five miles northwest of Indianapolis, Indiana, the speedway was started by local businessmen as a... read more »
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