The 100th Indianapolis 500 is scheduled for Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (coverage begins at 11 a.m. ET on ABC). Stats & Info looks at the key stats about this year’s race.
The first race was held in 1911 (it was not held in 1917 or 1918 and from 1942 to 1945). The first race was won by Ray Harroun at an average speed of 74.6 mph. Last year’s race, won by Juan Pablo Montoya, was won with an average speed of 161.3 mph.