Stories by author "Elena Rippel, Kaelynn Hayes, Indiana Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology": 1
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
It took Ray Harroun 6 hours and 42 minutes to win the first Indianapolis 500 on May 30, 1911. Speeding past the checkered flag in his bright yellow Marmon “Wasp,” Harroun had driven the five hundred miles at an average speed of 74.6 mph. Today’s…