Indianapolis Motor Speedway (oval)
Location
Speedway, Indiana, United StatesLength
4.023 km
Opened
1909
Track maps
Indianapolis 500 ovalCircuit outlineINDYCAR
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Layout details
Layout
Indianapolis 500 oval
Length
4.023 km
Turns
4
Direction
Not verified
Data checked
2026-10-04
Length is converted from 2.5 miles. This entry covers the oval, separately from the infield road course.
Converted from the published mile value using 1 mile = 1.609344 km, rounded to three decimals.
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About
A 2.5-mile oval with four distinct turns and long straights, home to the Indianapolis 500.
History
The speedway was built in 1909 as a testing and racing facility for the developing automobile industry. Its original racing surface was replaced with millions of paving bricks later that year. The Indianapolis 500 became the venue's defining event, and a strip of bricks remains at the start-finish line.