Aerial View, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 1919

This image was reportedly taken from an airplane prior to the start of the 1919 Indianapolis 500, promoted that year as the "500-Mile Liberty Sweepstakes." Howdy Wilcox, a native Hoosier, brought his car home the winner as the military band played, "Back Home Again In Indiana," for the first time in Speedway history.
 
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Artist rendering of conceptualized Speedway.
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