Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Summary

Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a motorsport racing track^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.72% of motorsport_racing_track entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,426 views/month, #3 of 419).^[2]

Key Facts

• Indianapolis Motor Speedway is located in Speedway^[3].
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway is in the country of United States^[4].
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway's image is recorded as 2007 Indianapolis 500 - Starting field formation before start.jpg^[5].
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway's instance of is recorded as motorsport racing track^[6].
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway's architect is recorded as Carl G. Fisher^[7].
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway's architect is recorded as James A. Allison^[8].
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway's owned by is recorded as Penske Corporation^[9].
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 158579094^[10].
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2005003915^[11].
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway's Commons category is recorded as Indianapolis Motor Speedway^[12].
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00^[13].
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway's has part is recorded as Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval circuit^[14].
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway's has part is recorded as Indianapolis Motor Speedway Grand Prix circuit (2000-2007)^[15].
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway's has part is recorded as Indianapolis Motor Speedway Grand Prix circuit (2014-)^[16].
• +1909-03-15T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Indianapolis Motor Speedway^[17].
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.794853, 'lon': -86.234822}^[18].
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway's sport is recorded as auto racing^[19].
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01h63n^[20].
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway's NRHP reference number is recorded as 75000044^[21].
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway's pseudonym is recorded as The Racing Capital of the World^[22].
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway's surface played on is recorded as rock asphalt^[23].
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway's significant event is recorded as Indianapolis 500^[24].
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway's significant event is recorded as Brickyard 400^[25].
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway's significant event is recorded as Grand Prix of Indianapolis^[26].
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway's significant event is recorded as United States Grand Prix^[27].

Body

Geography

Indianapolis Motor Speedway is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Speedway^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Lengths include {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+4.023'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4218'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Indianapolis Motor Speedway's instance of is recorded as motorsport racing track^[6]. Heritage statuses include National Historic Landmark^[30] and National Register of Historic Places listed place^[31].

History and Context

+1909-03-15T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Indianapolis Motor Speedway^[17]. Its owned by is recorded as Penske Corporation^[9].

Why It Matters

Indianapolis Motor Speedway ranks in the top 0.72% of motorsport_racing_track entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,426 views/month, #3 of 419).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]