Founders Row

Historical marker location:

3200 Cold Spring Rd, Indianapolis, Indiana

( Marker is on Cold Spring Rd, ½ mile north of West 30th Street, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2016

The first long-distance auto race in the United States was held in Indiana in 1911. The race, called the Indianapolis 500, is still held annually and is one of the biggest sporting events in the world.