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Has the Indianapolis 500 Race Every Been On May 22nd if so what year?
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05-10-2009 12:49 PM |
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 Has the Indianapolis 500 Race Every Been On May 22nd if so what year? Can anyone tell me if the Indianapolis 500 Race Every Been On May 22nd if so what year? |
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05-14-2009 08:40 PM |
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Race Dates No, the Indy 500 has never been run on May 22nd. Up until the mid '70s, the race was almost always run on the 30th or 31st, but NEVER on a Sunday. (Only heathens would work on a Sunday) Since 1974, when TV networks got involved, the race date has floated along with Memorial weekend Sunday as Memorial day was moved to Monday. The earliest the race has been run is May 24th. This has happened in '81, '87, '92, and '98. |
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11-04-2009 07:39 PM |
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re: Race Dates Ironically, three of the four days the race was run on the 24th, an Unser won. And that just happens to be Al Unser, Sr's birthday. The streak was broken in 1998. Quote: Originally Posted by Lloyd Murphy No, the Indy 500 has never been run on May 22nd. Up until the mid '70s, the race was almost always run on the 30th or 31st, but NEVER on a Sunday. (Only heathens would work on a Sunday) Since 1974, when TV networks got involved, the race date has floated along with Memorial weekend Sunday as Memorial day was moved to Monday. The earliest the race has been run is May 24th. This has happened in '81, '87, '92, and '98. |
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