Indianapolis 500
Subtitle: Inside the Greatest Spectacle in Racing
Publisher: Red Lightning Books
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9781684350742
Description: "Known as the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing," the Indy 500 humbly began in 1911. Labeled as the first speedway, this two-and-a-half-mile oval is now home to many of today's top races, including the Brickyard 400, the Verizon IndyCar Series, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, the SportsCar Vintage Racing Association, the Red Bull Air Race World Championship, and its most famous race, the Indianapolis 500...Speedway tour guide and racing aficionado James Craig Reinhardt...reveals the speedway's unbelievable history, fast-flying action, notorious moments, and its secrets, including facts about the beginning of the brickyard, why the drivers kiss the finish line, how milk became the drink of choice, and much more."--Page 4 of cover.