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Coordinates: 39°47′54″N 86°13′58″W / 39.79833°N 86.23278°W / 39.79833; -86.23278
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The "Brickyard"
Caption of the logo
Aerial photograph of Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2016).
LocationSpeedway, Indiana
Time zoneUTC−5 / −4 (DST)
Capacity257,327 (permanent seats) – 400,000 grand total[1]
FIA Grade1
OwnerPenske Entertainment Group
OperatorIMS, LLC (subsidiary of Penske Entertainment Group.)
Address4790 West 16th Street
Broke groundMarch 15, 1909; 115 years ago (March 15, 1909)
OpenedAugust 12, 1909; 115 years ago (August 12, 1909)
Construction cost$3 million ($84 million 2020 dollars)
ArchitectCarl G. Fisher, James A. Allison, F. H. Wheeler, and Arthur Newby
Major eventsIndyCar Series
Indianapolis 500-Mile Race
GMR Grand Prix

NASCAR Cup Series
Brickyard 400

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Pennzoil 150
Rectangular oval track
SurfaceAsphalt and brick
Length2.500 miles (4.023 km)
Turns4
BankingTurns: 9.2°
Straights: 0°
Race lap record37.895, 237.498 mph 382.216 km/h (Netherlands Arie Luyendyk, Treadway Racing, 1996, IRL IndyCar Series)
Grand Prix road course (2000–2007)
SurfaceAsphalt and brick
Length2.605 miles (4.192 km)
Turns13
Race lap record1:10.399, 133.546 mph 214.921 km/h (Brazil Rubens Barrichello, Ferrari F2004, 2004, Formula One)
Grand Prix road course (2008–2013)
SurfaceAsphalt and brick
Length2.534 miles (4.078 km)
Turns13
Grand Prix road course (2014–)
SurfaceAsphalt and brick
Length2.439 miles (3.925 km)
Turns13
Motorcycle course
SurfaceAsphalt and brick
Length2.621 miles (4.218 km)
Turns16
Race lap record1:31.619, 101.781 mph 163.800 km/h (Spain Marc Marquez, Repsol Honda, 2013, MotoGP)
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway under construction
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Location4790 W. 16th St., Speedway, Indiana
Coordinates39°47′54″N 86°13′58″W / 39.79833°N 86.23278°W / 39.79833; -86.23278
Built1909
ArchitectAndrews, Park Taliaferro
Architectural styleMotor racing circuit
NRHP reference No.75000044[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 7, 1975
Designated NHLDFebruary 27, 1987[3]
  1. ^ "USATODAY.com - Take a seat: Study puts Indy's capacity at 257,325". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. ^ "Indianapolis Motor Speedway". National Historic Landmarks Program. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2009.

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