Category:1911 Indianapolis 500
Inaugural running of the now World Famous Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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The 1911 International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday, May 30, 1911. It was the inaugural running of the Indianapolis 500, which is one of the most prestigious automobile races in the world.
Over the previous two seasons (1909 and 1910), the Speedway had scheduled numerous smaller races during a series of meets over the two years. In a departure from that policy, for 1911 the management decided to instead schedule a single, large-scale event attracting widespread attention from both American and European racing teams and manufacturers. It proved to be a successful event, immediately establishing itself both as the premier motorsports competition in the US, and one of the most prestigious in the world.
Media in category "1911 Indianapolis 500"
The following 14 files are in this category, out of 14 total.
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1910 National 40 Indianapolis.jpg 3,888 × 2,592; 4.18 MB
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1911 Indianapolis 500 program cover and logo.png 402 × 521; 422 KB
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1911 Indianapolis 500 program cover.jpg 400 × 493; 83 KB
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Bear Cat Indy500 (cropped).jpg 1,187 × 619; 255 KB
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Bob Burman Indianapolis 1911.jpg 1,030 × 944; 354 KB
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Burman, Disbrow, Tower, Grinnon at Indianapolis 1911.jpg 5,379 × 3,899; 5.2 MB
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Cyrus Patschke - Nov1911.jpg 999 × 1,003; 503 KB
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Hughie Hughes - Nov1911.jpg 1,223 × 1,004; 544 KB
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Jack Tower Indianapolis 1911.jpg 906 × 844; 197 KB
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La course d'Indianapolis 1911.jpg 6,776 × 4,088; 7.88 MB
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Louis Disbrow Indianapolis 1911.jpg 766 × 806; 158 KB
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Ralph DePalma - Nov1911.jpg 1,260 × 988; 548 KB
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Ray Harroun circa 1911.jpg 595 × 745; 106 KB
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Stoddard-Dayton.jpg 1,280 × 850; 244 KB