Memorial Day chapter
Indianapolis 500
The Indianapolis 500 as it appears in the archive, connected across visits, photographs, and reflections.
What the archive proves
16source memories across 6 yearsOccurrence 06
2020
1 memory
in this chapter
Occurrence 05
2019
2 memories
in this chapter
Feb 22, 2019 · instagram
Great photo of Tony Bettenhausen’s NOVI being loaded into a plane in 1957.
Great photo of Tony Bettenhausen’s NOVI being loaded into a plane in 1957. The car was being shipped to Monza, Italy and rumor has it the car peaked 200MPH on the straights during its recor…
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Jan 24, 2019 · instagram
With as much as I've been staring at a computer screen lately, it was a nice break to…
With as much as I've been staring at a computer screen lately, it was a nice break to spend the day in @rickeslick’s shop. Some of you may have seen his vintage sprint car on display in the…
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2018
3 memories
in this chapter
Jul 27, 2018 · instagram
Could you imagine watching an Indy 500 champion beat his RR wheel on with a hammer, a…
Could you imagine watching an Indy 500 champion beat his RR wheel on with a hammer, and then see how fast he can get around a dirt mile in said car he just beat the wheel onto? #iWish #Ther…
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May 29, 2018 · instagram
The Indy 500 and Memorial Day weekend is over, back to work slackers.
The Indy 500 and Memorial Day weekend is over, back to work slackers. . This is Bill Vukovich and his wife Esther after Vuky won the 1953 Indianapolis 500. He went on to win back to back In…
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May 21, 2018 · instagram
The 1963 Indy 500 winner just so happened to be in a car designed and built 3 years p…
The 1963 Indy 500 winner just so happened to be in a car designed and built 3 years prior. #IndysGloryDays
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2017
2 memories
in this chapter
May 28, 2017 · instagram
Today is the greatest day in racing, Monaco, the Indy 500, and Kokomo!
Today is the greatest day in racing, Monaco, the Indy 500, and Kokomo! As I usually spend this time of year in Indy, and this is the first year in a long time that I haven't, I sure am glad…
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May 3, 2017 · instagram
This just popped up on my time hop.
This just popped up on my time hop. I was calling him an American hero because I had just watched him the night before wheel a sprint car, and on this day he was doing 218mph around @indian…
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2016
4 memories
in this chapter
Oct 7, 2016 · instagram
As everyone knows, I'm fascinated with the history of sprint car racing.
As everyone knows, I'm fascinated with the history of sprint car racing. Especially when the road to indy included racing on dirt in the same car. Could you imagine someone rolling into the…
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May 31, 2016 · instagram
Front stretch, back stretch, pit stands, all along the fence.
Front stretch, back stretch, pit stands, all along the fence. Kokomo was packed with fans looking to see the best Indiana has to offer, and most people seen the same guy lead laps during th…
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May 29, 2016 · instagram
What it actually looks like to win the indy 500.
What it actually looks like to win the indy 500.
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May 29, 2016 · instagram
That look I get when it's the night before the 100th running of the indy 500 and I do…
That look I get when it's the night before the 100th running of the indy 500 and I doubt I'll go even though I'm over halfway there.
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2015
4 memories
in this chapter
May 29, 2015 · instagram
High, wide, and handsome fresh off the indy 500 I also have one that caught him enter…
High, wide, and handsome fresh off the indy 500 I also have one that caught him entering turn 3 above the cushion car was really moving forward and he looked to have a good shot at the lead…
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May 28, 2015 · instagram
Bryan Clauson fresh from the indy 500 in his first winged Sorint car start since.
Bryan Clauson fresh from the indy 500 in his first winged Sorint car start since.
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May 20, 2015 · instagram
Watson getting ready to head to indy 1956.
Watson getting ready to head to indy 1956. I wish I could be excited about this weekend or even the month of May because the indy 500 to me is the greatest race in Motorsports, but it looks…
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Feb 2, 2015 · instagram
1952 Indy 500 winner Troy Ruttman "Catching some big air" as he crosses over the hill…
1952 Indy 500 winner Troy Ruttman "Catching some big air" as he crosses over the hill on the Culver City Speedway road course in 1949, check out the beautiful Kurtis Kraft Offy midget that…
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