print email comment close Library Factfiles: History of the Indianapolis 500 URL: http://www2.indystar.com/library/factfiles/sports/autoracing/indy500.html Description: Background information about the auto race held annually on Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Features key events in the history of the race, photos, biographies of the owners of the speedway, a lists or winners and of drivers and mechanics killed in the race, and related information. From the library of the Indianapolis Star. Publisher: IndyStar.com Library of Congress Subject Headings: Automobile racing Indianapolis Speedway Race LII Database Information: Record 4067 created by Jennifer English on 05/24/2004 Last modification on 05/26/2008 Last review by Tom McGibney on 10/15/2005 Published: 05/24/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/4067