Sunday, September 15, 2019

Speedway, Indiana: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum

You don't have to go to a race to see the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, although it's the preferred method. The track has a good-sized museum that is open for almost all of the year.

The track has a charitable foundation that maintains a museum on the grounds. It is located between Turns One and Two, and drivers have to use a tunnel to go under the actual race track to get there - which itself is quite cool.

Once inside, visitors get a quick course in racing. When we were there, part of the main hall of devoted to Mario Andretti on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his only Indy win. Andretti's vehicles are well represented in the display, and he had a lot of different types of cars over the years. He'd drive almost anything, and drive it well.

The other part of the hall is devoted to some of the top race cars in Indy history. I believe that's Johnny Rutherford's car in the front. You can see the evolution of motor racing just by walking around. All parts of the hall have displays and memorabilia as well. Sadly, the Borg/Warner Trophy wasn't there for our visit. Apparently it was damaged accidentally and was being repaired.

In the back are some interactive opportunities for fans, who can even sit in a replica of an Indy car. (Note: it is cramped.) The front of the building has a good-sized gift shop with tons of stuff available for purchase. It was difficult to get out of there without buying something.

Let's take a nice walk around:



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