Brickyard Bricks and Indy 500 Traditions Through Time
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway earned the nickname The Brickyard after paving with bricks in 1909 and the last brick strip remained by 1962. Traditions include winner kisses on bricks, wreaths, and the orchid wreath with checkered flags adopted since 1960, celebrated by drivers such as Dale Jarrett Sam Hornish Jr Eddie Cheever and Jim Rathmann.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Dale Jarrett
Jarrett
Sam Hornish Jr
Jim Rathmann
A.J. Foyt
Eddie Cheever
Milk tradition in Indianapolis 500 winners history
The milk celebration began after 1936 winner Louis Meyer drank buttermilk in Victory Lane, misread as milk by a dairy executive. It became a post race ritual from 1937 to 1941 and 1946, then returned in 1956 and continues today with winners like Juan Pablo Montoya in 2000.
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Victory Lane
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Borg-Warner Trophy And Baby Borgs Details
The Borg-Warner Trophy, commissioned by Borg-Warner Automotive Co, has crowned Indy 500 winners since 1936. The sterling silver trophy sits in the Hall of Fame at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, while winners receive an 18 inch replica nicknamed Baby Borgs and car owners began receiving Baby Borgs in 1997.
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Borg-Warner
Indy 500 Preview Details 2010s Era Cars and Key Factoids
The report lists specs for the 95th Indy 500 with 3.5 liter V eight Hondas and a 2011 Camaro pace car driven by A J Foyt. It notes 33 starters and pole by Alex Tagliani, fastest rookie Hildebrand, slowest qualifier Beatriz, youngest Rahal, oldest Hamilton, race records, closest finishes, prize purse, and crowd estimates.
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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
Today's IndyCar Lineup and Fastest Times
Full listing of Dallara Honda cars with driver numbers and lap times led by Alex Tagliani who clocked 2 minutes 38.2613 seconds at 227.472 mph. Series shows 33 entries including Dixon Servia Sato Castroneves and Patrick with notes on No 41 car running 19th after Wait.
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Dallara
Honda
Alex Tagliani
Scott Dixon
Oriol Servia
Townsend Bell
Will Power
Dan Wheldon
Buddy Rice
Ed Carpenter
Dario Franchitti
Takuma Sato
Vitor Meira
JR Hildebrand
James Hinchcliffe
Bertrand Baguette
Davey Hamilton
Helio Castroneves
John Andretti
el Viso
Justin Wilson
Jay Howard
Tomas Scheckter
Tony Kanaan
Simona de Silvestro
Paul Tracy
Danica Patrick
Ryan Briscoe
Marco Andretti
Charlie Kimball
Graham Rahal
Alex Lloyd
Pippa Mann
Ana Beatriz
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Bruno Junqueira
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Eric Goodwin
McClatchy-Tribune
Qtarger
Juan Pablo Montoya
Joe Dawson
Road & Track Magazine
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Indianapolis Star
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Donald Davidson
Rick Shaffer
Tal
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Ray Harroun
Indianapa
Indianapolis
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Dario Franchiti
Arie Luyendyk
al Unser Jr
Scott Goodyear
Target
Chip Ganassi
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