Indianapolis 500
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The Indianapolis 500 is a premier annual American open-wheel car race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, renowned as one of the most prestigious and historic motorsport events in the world.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indianapolis 500 canonical | 35 |
| 1950 Indianapolis 500 | 1 |
| Indy 500 | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual sporting event
ⓘ
automobile race ⓘ open-wheel race ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Indianapolis 500
ⓘ
surface form:
Indy 500
|
| broadcastOn |
NBC
ⓘ
Peacock ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distance | 500 miles ⓘ |
| firstHeld | 1911 ⓘ |
| firstWinner | Ray Harroun ⓘ |
| firstWinningCar | Marmon Wasp ⓘ |
| founder |
Arthur C. Newby
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carl G. Fisher ⓘ Frank H. Wheeler NERFINISHED ⓘ James A. Allison ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| fuelType | ethanol blend ⓘ |
| governingBody | IndyCar ⓘ |
| governingRules | IndyCar sporting regulations ⓘ |
| gridSize | 33 cars ⓘ |
| heldAt | Indianapolis Motor Speedway ⓘ |
| laps | 200 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indiana
ⓘ
Indianapolis ⓘ |
| motorsportDiscipline | open-wheel racing ⓘ |
| nickname | The Greatest Spectacle in Racing ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
rolling start
ⓘ
three-wide starting grid ⓘ |
| notableTradition |
drinking milk in victory lane
ⓘ
pre-race balloon release ⓘ singing Back Home Again in Indiana ⓘ |
| organizer |
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
ⓘ
IndyCar ⓘ
surface form:
IndyCar Series
|
| partOf | Triple Crown of Motorsport ⓘ |
| previousUSBroadcaster | ABC ⓘ |
| qualificationFormat |
four-lap average speed
ⓘ
time trials ⓘ |
| raceSeries |
IndyCar
ⓘ
surface form:
IndyCar Series
|
| safetyCar |
Chevrolet Corvette
ⓘ
surface form:
Chevrolet Corvette (various generations)
|
| significance | one of the most prestigious motorsport events in the world ⓘ |
| spectatorCapacity | over 250000 ⓘ |
| status | one of the oldest major automobile races ⓘ |
| surface | asphalt ⓘ |
| trackType | oval circuit ⓘ |
| tripleCrownPeers |
24 Hours of Le Mans
ⓘ
Monaco Grand Prix ⓘ |
| trophy | Borg-Warner Trophy ⓘ |
| typicalDate | Memorial Day weekend ⓘ |
| typicalEngineType | turbocharged V6 ⓘ |
| typicalMonth | May ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Indy 500
this entity surface form:
1950 Indianapolis 500