1941 Indianapolis 500
id:
1941-indianapolis-500-214-503890
title:
1941 Indianapolis 500
text:
The 29th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 30, 1941. The start of the race was delayed due to a fire that swept through the garage area on race morning. No persons were injured, but one car in the field was destroyed. The race rolled off with only 31 cars, and ran to its scheduled distance. This would be the final "500" prior to the United States involvement in World War II along with the final race under with Eddie Rickenbacker as
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
29th running of the Indianapolis 500
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1941_Indianapolis_500
date created:
2006-05-18T19:37:42Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T13:27:31Z
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image:
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fields total:
13
integrity:
16