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Indy 500

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAY 23: Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti poses with the Target Chip Ganassi race car at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 23, 2013 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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About Indy 500

The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The 500," is an American automobile race, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The event lends its name to the IndyCar class of formula, or open-wheel, race cars that have competed in it.

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