Indy Car Racing
Indy car racing has been around since the better part of the last century. At the beginning of last century a race track was built
in Indianapolis to test the newly built automobiles. The track eventually became better and longer and became famous for Indy
500 mile race.
American Championship car Racing has been around also since that period holding several different racing events with Indy 500
being the main attraction. In 2008 Indycar Series merged with Champ Car World Series (CART) forming the current Indycar racing.
Presently these races are sponsored by IZOD hence the racing is known as IZOD IndyCar Series. Drivers from all the continents
routinely take part in this racing. In fact the 2010 champion Dario Franchitti and 2011 Champion Dan Wheldon are both British.
Indianapolis 500 , which is celebrating its centennial year, is the main race of Indycar racing. The tradition of holding 500 mile
race started in 1911 on a paved track. A huge crowd was at hand watching the birth of this very famous and popular car race. At
25,000, the prize money was also huge by those standards. The very next year the prize money doubled and soon the European car
makers and drivers started participating in Indy 500. For a while, Indianapolis 500 even became part of Formula 1 racing. They
parted ways after a decade but European engine makers continue to take part in the Indy race. Female drivers were allowed to
participate in the Indycar races in the 1970's and in recent years 4 women have qualified and taken part in the race. Some
Formula 1 drivers and NASCAR drivers also crossed over to participate in the Indy 500. The most wins that any driver has had are
four and two people have achieved this feat. Only 2 drivers have won both the Indy 500 and Daytona 500, the main race of NASCAR and
those are Mario Andretti and A. J. Foyt.
The Indy 500 qualifying rounds, which are held on a 10 mile track, take place a week before the race, after which 33 drivers
proceed to racing around 200 laps of the picturesque track of Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The drivers reach speeds of well over
200 mph and cover the 500 mile distance in less than 3 hours. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway venue still stands on the original
site and has a seating capacity of more than 250,000. The NASCAR Brickyard 400 race is also held here.
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