Jack

In Loving Memory

of

Jack

22 Oct, 1954

6 Oct, 2010

Here we are at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. I've always wanted to see the Brickyard 400, the NASCAR race held here, but it happens in the hottest part of summer. We decided to check out the museum at a milder time of year. The museum is open every day but Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Gate Two takes you inside the infield.

Driving in the tunnel underneath the track, and yes, there's gouges in the ceiling at the end.

This is the museum in the infield of Indy. The bus shown shown in front takes you on a tour of the track.

Gasoline Alley

The brick finish line
The entire track was paved in brick at one time.

I'd never heard about the golf course at Indy. There are four holes in the infield and fourteen outside the back straightaway.

This is the pagoda, a five story tower in the infield, with a banner showing the original structure built 100 years ago.

Indy claims to have 257,000 permanent seats, but it doesn't look that big. With the infield they can hold 400,000 people at an event. I still say Talledega looks bigger.

Earl Scooter and Bella are like two kids. They both want the middle seat.