The Indianapolis 500 is a car race held annually at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, USA. The event is held over Memorial Day weekend and is contested as part of the IndyCar Series, the top level of American Championship car racing, an open-wheel formula colloquially known as "Indy Car Racing", since 1996. It started in 1911, 2 years after the speedway was constructed. From 1950 to 1960, the Indianapolis 500 also counted toward the Formula One.
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This program cover for the inaugural running is also used for the following year's race.
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Due to World War I, the Indy 500 resumed after 1919.
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Due to World War II, the Indy 500 resumed after 1946.
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This illustration of 6 flags (also seen on the logo of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway) would be used as program covers for the next 21 runnings of the race.
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This is not to be confused with the 50th running of the race, which wouldn't come until 1966.
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Awards over one million, added.
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By this time, the logos of the event have gotten more formal.
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These logos celebrated the 500 Mile Race's 100 year mark.
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The logo celebrated the 100th Running of the Event
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Since the 103rd running edition, and the event was sponsored by Gainbridge, the race gained a standardized wordmark alongside other events at the speedway. Known by the speedway itself as the new "logo system", it is used in subsequent years with differences in shape and color.
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