Very neat slice (core sample) of history at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.



story here: http://www.foxnews.com/auto/20...mple-from-track.html

That's pretty cool.

My how the processes have changed over time!

That is cool!

The brick surface held up for over 50 years (1909-1961) - that's pretty amazing! Top qualifying lap speed in 1959 was about 144 mph vs. 230 mph in 2017. The most successful car owner is Roger Penske with 16 wins.

Trivia: Three days after the 1991 race, Stephen C. White, 31, of Indianapolis, trespassed onto the grounds of the speedway. At some point before 7:30 a.m., he started driving around the track in a GMC pickup truck. He completed three or four laps, approaching speeds of 100 mph. Luther Wray, a foreman in the speedway's maintenance department attempted to block his truck by parking a Dodge Caravan minivan on the track near the start-finish line. White was driving approximately 90 mph when he struck the van, his truck became airborne and landed approximately 150 feet away. He was pronounced dead upon arrival at Methodist Hospital.