Which venue hosts the Indianapolis 500?

The Indianapolis 500 is held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The speedway is located in Speedway, Indiana, an enclave suburb immediately west of Indianapolis. Despite the city’s name, the track is not within Indianapolis’s municipal boundaries. The venue has been the home of the 500 since the inaugural race in 1911.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway was built in 1909 as a proving ground for automobile manufacturers. Its original surface used bricks, which helped give the circuit its enduring nickname, “the Brickyard.” Today, a strip of the original brickwork remains across the start-finish line.

The facility is best known for the 2.5-mile oval and the annual 500-mile race, but it also includes road-course layouts. The grounds have hosted other major events, including NASCAR’s Brickyard 400 and the United States Grand Prix. Talladega and Daytona are famous American venues, while Monza is a historic Italian circuit, but none hosts the Indianapolis 500.