The year that Eddie Rickenbacker and his partners purchased the Speedway for $750,000, which equals about $8.5 million today.
What is 1927?
100
The year that the 500 Festival was created.
What is 1957?
100
The year that the IMS (Indianapolis Motor Speedway) installed safety-warning lights, the first track in the world to do this.
What is 1935?
100
The first woman to qualify for the Indianapolis 500, in 1977.
Who is Janet Guthrie?
100
This was the year that Louis Meyer was the first driver to win the race three times, and he was also the first driver to receive the Borg-Warner trophy.
What is 1936?
200
The year that the Borg-Warner Trophy became the official prize for Indianapolis 500 winners.
What is 1936?
200
This event has been taking place since 1977, and is considered the largest of its kind.
What is the half marathon or mini-marathon?
200
This is the color for a caution flag.
What is yellow?
200
The first African-American driver to qualify for the Indy 500, in 1991.
Who is Willy T. Ribbs?
200
80,000 people witnessed the first Indianapolis 500 in this year.
What is 1911?
300
The person who built the Speedway, with three partners.
Who is Carl Fisher?
300
This is the largest outdoor festival for children, and takes place around the second weekend in May.
What is the Festival Kids' Day?
300
The year that a wall was built in Pit Lane to separate the crews' work area from the pit area, creating a safer working environment.
What is 1938?
300
The year that 4 women qualified for the Indy 500.
What is 2010?
300
This was the year that Parnelli Jones was the first driver to exceed 150 miles per hour.
What is 1962?
400
The year that Tony George became president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
What is 1990?
400
This event takes place on the third Saturday in May, and honors mayors from around the state of Indiana.
What is the 500 Festival Breakfast at the Brickyard?
400
The year that the IMS (Indianapolis Motor Speedway) required drivers to wear helmets.
What is 1935?
400
The second driver to win the Indianapolis 500 four times.
Who is Al Unser?
400
This was the year that Tom Sneva broke the 200 miles per hour record, and the year A.J.Foyt became the first 4-time winner.
What is 1977?
500
The year that the race track opened after being shut down for WWII.
What is 1946?
500
This event takes place the day before the race, where you'll see floats, balloons, marching bands, and all 33 drivers in the Indy 500.
What is the 500 Festival Parade?
500
The color of the flag that signals that the track is not safe to continue driving on, at any speed.
What is red?
500
This was the first driver to win the Indianapolis 500 in 1911.
Who is Ray Harroun?
500
The year that Gordon Johncock beat Rick Mears in the closest finish at that time by.16 second.