Indy 500 Race Is An Event To Check Off Your Bucket List

(Editor's Note) This is a two-part series of coverage of the annual Indianapolis Motor Speedway 500 Race. 

 

Indianapolis, In. - It's a tradition unlike any in sports. Every Memorial Day Sunday a few hundred thousand fans flock to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to hear the famous words "Ladies and Gentleman, Start Your Engines" and watch the Indy 500. The race is the most attended event in the world. This year's Indy 500 appears headed for a record-setting crowd. Race officials have said attendance could reach 350,000. Crowds were considered larger than that, but numbers were exaggerated given the number of grandstand seats and the way the infield was used.