why is the Indianapolis Motor Speedway called the Brickyard
The Brickyard
The racing surface at Indy was once completely made of bricks. When they finally paved it, the bricks were completely removed, all except for one yard of bricks at the start/finish line. Hence "The Brickyard."The Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the Brickyard 400.
It has existed since 1909, and is the original Speedway, the first racing facility historically to incorporate the word. With a permanent seating capacity for more than 257,000 people and infield seating that raises capacity to approximately 400,000, it is the largest and highest-capacity sporting facility in the world.
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