Indy 500

American  

noun

Informal.

1. Indianapolis 500.

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Example Sentences

For the Indy 500, Susilo said it’s all hands on deck, so most of Honda’s race-day engineers are in Indianapolis where the telemetry will be broadcast to their work stations in trailers at the track.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2025

Prema Racing rookie Robert Shwartzman will make his Indy 500 debut in the pole position.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2025

But that’s not the perk it would seem since Kirkwood is the only driver to win an IndyCar race from the pole since the 2019 Indy 500.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2025

Castroneves, a four-time Indy 500 champion, was filling in for struggling Tom Blomqvist for Meyer Shank Racing in the hopes of picking up points, only to finish 25th.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2024

I watch the adrenaline-happy driver, who thinks he’s at the Indy 500, boomerang a turn at such an extreme angle the side of the bike scrapes the street.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson