Indianapolis Motor Speedway Becomes ‘Ground Zero’ For Total Solar Eclipse

The popularity, history, tradition, and prestige of the Indianapolis 500 has eclipsed every other race on the NTT IndyCar Series schedule. The two weeks of action at the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway culminates with the largest single-day crowd to witness a sporting event of over 300,000 spectators. On Monday, April 8, Indianapolis will experience something that hasn’t happened there since September 14, 1205, when this area was populated by the Potawatomi, Shawnee, Kickapoo, Delaware, Winnebago, Wea, Wyandotte, Ottawa, Chippewa, Menominee, Fox, Sauk, and Creek tribes of what was considered Miami...