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The 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway was exhibited in 1909 as an automotive testing and competition facility. The Speedway's first series of races caused the track's crushed stone and tar surface to break up badly and was repaved with 32 million bricks in 1909 It has been known as "The Brickyard" through all ages since.

All moreover the main straight was paved with asphalt at the late 1940s and then completely paved following the 1961 race. The 36-inch "Yard of Bricks" at the start/finish line are the sole visible bricks, however most of the bricks remain in place today beneath the Speedway's modern asphalt surface.

Three race dates onward the bricks in 1910 gave way to the same spectacular race in 1911, when the Indianapolis 500 was born as the greatest possible test of speed and durability for the two car and driver.

Today, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the largest permanent-seat facility and armed forces three of the largest single-day sporting issues in the world, including the 88th Indianapolis 500 which is scheduled for May 30 2004

Carl G Fisher, along with three investors, placeed the Speedway and later sold it to Eddie Rickenbacker in 1927 who then sold it to Anton "Tony" Hulman Jr in 1945 After Hulman's death in 1977 his daughter, Mari Hulman George, took above as chairman, and eventually his grandson, Anton "Tony" George, was announced as president and CEO beneath the Hulman-George family's leadership, the Speedway's facilities are constantly updated to render certain its historic stature as "The Greatest Race Course in the World" and "The Racing Capital of the World."

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