The first thing you notice when you arrive at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is its size. Knowing that the track is two-and-a-half miles around isn’t enough to prepare you for how truly massive it is. The distance from one corner of the track to the other is roughly one mile, and the infield area covers a whopping 253 acres, big enough to simultaneously hold the White House, Vatican City, the Taj Mahal, the Roman Colosseum, Yankee Stadium, Rose Bowl Stadium, Liberty Island and Churchill Downs.
