This is from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway web site,
you can bring in coolers, drinks, food, tobacco, alcohol, or anything else that is not illegal. Glass bottles or containers are not allowed since they pose a danger if broken. Since 9/11, they now will ask you to open your cooler so that they can check it. (This applies to bags and backpacks too.) Also, since space is limited on the crowded race day, you are not supposed to take a cooler that is larger than 14" x 14" x14" into the stands. That is a cooler that can hold a 12-pack. If you are parking in the infield of the speedway, you may choose to tailgate or picnic and so you might also bring a charcoal grill with you and whatever else you need. You can bring in a beer keg if you want! Just don't take a large cooler into the stands on race day. Of course if you try to walk in with one on race day, they won't allow it.
Chat with our AI personalities
Jaime Mcmurray
The total distance around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is 2.5 miles. Known as the Brickyard for its original construction, the speedway is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR's Brickyard 400 races.
Zero. Jeff Gordon is a Nascar driver. He does not compete in the Indianapolis 500, which is an Indy Racing League event. He has won the Brickyard 400 four times at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Indy is called the Brickyard because the track was first layered with bricks but over the years they removed all but a three to four brick wide strip and the rest is asphalt
The attendance was close for several years, but in recent years the Indy 500 has begun to pull away from the Allstate 400 in attendance figures. The Indy 500 continues to be close to a sellout crowd each year, while the Allstate 400 has begun to show sizeable gaps. There will never be fully accurate numbers though, as the Indianapolis Motor Speedway refuses to publize their attendance numbers.