Days of Thunder: The Indianapolis 500 remains a crowd favourite

Some 400,000 people will attend the Indianapolis 500 – a 500-mile motor race that takes place every year and sees cars race each other at extraordinary speeds around what is essentially a huge saucer.

Fri, 27 May, 2022 - 07:00

Paul Rouse

This weekend is a true festival of sport. The Champions League Final, the European Rugby Cup Final, four Gaelic football provincial finals. And much much else.

But the biggest sporting event of the weekend – in terms of attendance – is taking place in Speedway, Indiana. Some 400,000 people will attend the Indianapolis 500 – a 500-mile motor race that takes place every year and sees cars race each other at extraordinary speeds around what is essentially a huge saucer.