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A century ago, four Indianapolis visionaries gave American motorsports its rousing start.
Indy 500 parade queens, fluttering balloons, fried-chicken feasts, and shrieking engines are so indelibly embedded in the American psyche that it's difficult to visualize the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as anything but today's steel, concrete, and asphalt temple of speed. But, like other inventions that evolved into institutions, this one began as a zany idea.
Photo Gallery: Indianapolis Motor Speedway - History of American Motorsports - Automobile Magazine