Brickyard relics and winner wreaths define Indy 500 lore
A survey of Indianapolis 500 history tracks the Brickyard nickname’s origin from 1909 paving and the 3 foot brick remnant, the winner’s wreath evolution from 1960 onward, and the milk tradition sparked by Louis Meyer with details on key moments and figures. It notes Dale Jarrett, Sam Hornish Jr., Jim Rathmann, A J Foyt, and Eddie Cheever in celebrating years, and cites sources from IMS, Road & Track, and The Indianapolis Star.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Dale Jarrett
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Jim Rathmann
A.J. Foyt
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Donald Davidson
Rick Shaffei
Borg-Warner Trophy Details and Dimensions
The Borg-Warner Trophy, commissioned by Borg-Warner Automotive Co, has been the Indy 500 winner’s prize since 1936. Made of sterling silver and over five feet tall, it features bas relief portraits of all champions with names dates and speeds, and remains on display at the Hall of Fame museum in Indianapolis. Height with base 64.75 inches, without base 52 inches, weight about 110 pounds.
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Borg- Warner Automotive Co
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Borg-Warner
Indy 500 Pole Set as Tagliani Leads Fast Qualifying
Indianapolis 500 grid features pole by Alex Tagliani, first Canadian on pole with 227.472 mph in four laps. Scott Dixon second fastest, Oriol Servia third, Ana Beatriz slowest rookie pace, 33 starters, pace car a 2011 Camaro driven by A J Foyt, purse around 13.6 million with Dario Franchitti earning record 2.75 million. Crowd estimate up to 400,000. race noon start after warmups and pace laps.
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A.J. Foyt
Alex Tagliani
Ana Beatriz
JR Hildebrand
Helio Castroneves
Dario Franchitti
Buddy Rice
Dan Wheldon
Scott Dixon
James Hinchcliffe
Jay Howard
Charlie Kimball
Pippa Mann
Graham Rahal
Arie Luyendyk
al Unser Jr
Scott Goodyear
Sam Hornish Jr
Marco Andretti
Chip Ganassi
Speedway
Dailara
Honda
Scott Dixor
Oriol Servia
Townsend Bell
Will Power
Ed Carpenter
Takuma Sato
Vitor Meira
Bertrand Baguette
Davey Hamilton
John Andretti
el Viso
Justin Wilson
Tomas Scheckter
Tony Kanaan
Simona de Silvestro
Paul Tracy
Danica Patrick
Ryan Briscoe
Alex Lloyd
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Bruno Junqueira
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Eric Goodwin
McClatchy-Tribune
Eddie Cheever
Louis Meyer
Victory Lane
New York
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Joe Dawson
Rich Miller
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