Results of the 1961 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Tuesday, May 30, 1961. 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Indianapolis 500, 1994 An Indianapolis 500 racecar depicted on the Indiana state quarter The Indianapolis 500 or the Indy 500 is the ubiquitously shortened name for the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, an American automobile race held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. ... Indianapolis Motor Speedway Wing and Wheel Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana (a separate city completely surrounded by Indianapolis) in the United States, is the second-oldest surviving automobile racing track in the world (after the Milwaukee Mile), having existed since 1909, and the original Speedway, the first racing... May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ...