1911 Indianapolis 500 

1st running of the Indianapolis 500 motor race
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Instance of	Indianapolis 500 (1)
Location	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Wayne Township, Marion County, Indiana
Winner	Ray Harroun
Point in time	30 May 1911
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The 1911 International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday, May 30, 1911. It was the inaugural running of the Indianapolis 500, which is one of the most prestigious automobile races in the world.

Over the previous two seasons (1909 and 1910), the Speedway had scheduled numerous smaller races during a series of meets over the two years. In a departure from that policy, for 1911 the management decided to instead schedule a single, large-scale event attracting widespread attention from both American and European racing teams and manufacturers. It proved to be a successful event, immediately establishing itself both as the premier motorsports competition in the US, and one of the most prestigious in the world.