It's race weekend here in Indianapolis and everyone is getting geared up for the 100th Anniversary of the Indianapolis 500. We've thrown together a few fun facts that everyone should know about the 500. Hope you all have fun this weekend with whatever tailgating, cookouts, and hangouts you have going on. Be sure to drive safe and enjoy the festivities!
Fun 500 Facts:
1) Around 400,000 people could be in attendance.
2) That's a lot of people eating a lot of food and drinking a lot of beer (and a few other beverages). According to this chart, IMS would need around 5,000 Porta Potties to account for all that waste.
3) Before the race, they always play "Taps." And Jim Nabors always sings "Back Home Again in Indiana."
4) During rain delays, the crowd gets a bit restless. This video is the tamest evidence of this fact we could find. Pray for no rain. Pretty epic mudslide/faceplant here:
For more on the Indy 500 and various events going on this weekend, just follow these links to the IMS website:
Fun Facts Here
Carb Day: Friday May 27, 2011
Indy 500 Veterans signing Autographs on May 28, 2011.
Official Blog of the Motor Speedway
Buy tickets for IMS events here
IB Reviews
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1 comment:
The hubs just found out staind was playing today for carb day..he has to work :(
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