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1911 Indianapolis 500
[of Speed Age magazine, claiming to show the start of first Indianapolis 500 race; the event depicted was in fact the start of a 5-mile race on August 19, 1909.]The 1911 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, or International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race, the first recorded automobile race of such distance in history, and cause for the largest public gathering up to that time in the city's history, was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday, May 30, 1911.
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