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| The "Brickyard" | |
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 Caption of the logo | |
 Aerial photograph of Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2016). | |
| Location | Speedway, Indiana |
| Time zone | UTC−5 / −4 (DST) |
| Capacity | 257,327 (permanent seats) – 400,000 grand total[1] |
| FIA Grade | 1 |
| Owner | Penske Entertainment Group |
| Operator | IMS, LLC (subsidiary of Penske Entertainment Group.) |
| Address | 4790 West 16th Street |
| Broke ground | March 15, 1909 |
| Opened | August 12, 1909 |
| Construction cost | $3 million ($84 million 2020 dollars) |
| Architect | Carl G. Fisher, James A. Allison, F. H. Wheeler, and Arthur Newby |
| Major events | IndyCar Series Indianapolis 500-Mile Race GMR Grand Prix NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 150 |
| Rectangular oval track | |
| Surface | Asphalt and brick |
| Length | 2.500 miles (4.023 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Banking | Turns: 9.2° Straights: 0° |
| Race lap record | 37.895, 237.498 mph 382.216 km/h ( Arie Luyendyk, Treadway Racing, 1996, IRL IndyCar Series) |
| Grand Prix road course (2000–2007) | |
| Surface | Asphalt and brick |
| Length | 2.605 miles (4.192 km) |
| Turns | 13 |
| Race lap record | 1:10.399, 133.546 mph 214.921 km/h ( Rubens Barrichello, Ferrari F2004, 2004, Formula One) |
| Grand Prix road course (2008–2013) | |
| Surface | Asphalt and brick |
| Length | 2.534 miles (4.078 km) |
| Turns | 13 |
| Grand Prix road course (2014–) | |
| Surface | Asphalt and brick |
| Length | 2.439 miles (3.925 km) |
| Turns | 13 |
| Motorcycle course | |
| Surface | Asphalt and brick |
| Length | 2.621 miles (4.218 km) |
| Turns | 16 |
| Race lap record | 1:31.619, 101.781 mph 163.800 km/h ( Marc Marquez, Repsol Honda, 2013, MotoGP) |
Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |
 The Indianapolis Motor Speedway under construction | |
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| Location | 4790 W. 16th St., Speedway, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39°47′54″N 86°13′58″W / 39.79833°N 86.23278°W |
| Built | 1909 |
| Architect | Andrews, Park Taliaferro |
| Architectural style | Motor racing circuit |
| NRHP reference No. | 75000044[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 7, 1975 |
| Designated NHLD | February 27, 1987[3] |
- ^ "USATODAY.com - Take a seat: Study puts Indy's capacity at 257,325". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Indianapolis Motor Speedway". National Historic Landmarks Program. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2009.