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MLL67RSSS · 05-25-2011, 02:45 PM

BTW just an FYI. I noticed a common error in the description on the main page. This is not the 100th "running" of the Indy 500. This is the 95th running and the 100 year anniversary of the first 500 mile race in 1911. The race was not run during WWI (1917,1918) and during in WWII (1942-1945). The 100th running will be in 2016. The first race, not 500 miles, was in 1909, so the "Centennial" era of 2009 to 2011 celebrates 100 years since the first race and 100 years since the first 500 mile race. Sorry to nit-pick.

05-25-2011, 02:45 PM	#48
MLL67RSSS Account Suspended Drives: car Join Date: May 2008 Location: location Posts: 1,569	BTW just an FYI. I noticed a common error in the description on the main page. This is not the 100th "running" of the Indy 500. This is the 95th running and the 100 year anniversary of the first 500 mile race in 1911. The race was not run during WWI (1917,1918) and during in WWII (1942-1945). The 100th running will be in 2016. The first race, not 500 miles, was in 1909, so the "Centennial" era of 2009 to 2011 celebrates 100 years since the first race and 100 years since the first 500 mile race. Sorry to nit-pick.