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As fans enjoy the 109th running of the Indy 500, one stat and one image say it all: this is the biggest sports venue on Earth. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is so large it could fit Vatican City inside its infield, and that wouldn’t even take up that much room. According to a graphic from YahooI Sports, you could also fit in Yankee Stadium, the Rose Bowl, Churchill Downs, and even 9 Eiffel Towers – all comfortably within its borders.
It’s hard to grasp the scale until you see it laid out. It was built in 1909 and covers more than 550 acres. The Speedway can hold over 300,000 fans on race day. That’s not just a record—that’s nearly 1 in every 850 people living in the entire United States, all gathered in one place.
The size isn't just impressive—it's mind-bending. Stadiums that feel enormous in their own right look tiny and get swallowed whole by the track’s footprint. The Vatican City feels like a guest house compared to the space of the Speedway.
Every May the Indy 500 brings spectacle, tradition, and high speed. It also brings a quiet truth -- the venue itself is just as awe-inspiring as the race.
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