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The Indianapolis 500 — usually viewed by hundreds of thousands of spectators — will be run in August in front of a crowd capped at 50% capacity, track officials say. Here, cars race in front of fans during last year's event.

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Indy 500 Will Run In August With Its Massive Grandstands At 50% Capacity

3:50pm June 26, 2020

by Bill Chappell

The track normally accommodates hundreds of thousands of spectators. Indianapolis Motor Speedway President J. Douglas Boles says the race will be held on Aug. 23 with fans on hand.

Janet Guthrie and her pit crew at the Indianapolis 500 in 1977, her first. She tells NPR that while racing, her engine began "popping and banging" and could not be fixed. She finished 29th. She qualified and raced in two more Indy 500 races.

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Indy 500 Pioneer Janet Guthrie Savors The Day She Made History

12:51pm May 27, 2018

In 1977, the racing world was fascinated with driver Janet Guthrie's presence at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The day she sealed her spot in the race-day lineup, nothing seemed to be going right.

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