Friday, February 26, 2010

USA - Indiana - Indianapolis Motor Speedway


Received this postcard from Michelle who lives close to this race track of the Indy 500.

This is from Wikipedia : The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the Brickyard 400.[4]

It has existed since 1909, and is the original Speedway, the first racing facility historically to incorporate the word. With a permanent seating capacity for more than 257,000 people[1] and infield seating that raises capacity to an approximate 400,000, it is the largest and highest-capacity sporting facility in the world.[5] (By comparison, the world's largest stadium seats 220,000 spectators.) ....