{"id":2590,"date":"2016-05-23T07:21:59","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T12:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sportspaper.info\/blog\/?p=2590"},"modified":"2020-05-24T11:50:35","modified_gmt":"2020-05-24T16:50:35","slug":"gallery-indianapolis-500-program-covers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/gallery-indianapolis-500-program-covers\/","title":{"rendered":"A Gallery of Indianapolis 500 Program Covers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year&#8217;s running of the iconic Indianapolis 500 will be the 100th in the series (although not its 100th anniversary). To celebrate this most worthy of sporting events, I&#8217;m sharing some Indy 500 program covers from my collection. The full collection, and ones for many other racing series, can be seen on the site&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/sportspaper.info\/auto-racing\/press-room-auto-racing-index.html\">Auto Racing section<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Since this post is celebrating the 100th running of the 500, I&#8217;ve chosen to present every 10th cover. All of these are scans or photos of genuine covers with the exception of the first race in 1911. Clicking on any cover except for the first will take you to its page on the site.<\/p>\n<p>Gentlemen, start your engines!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Until 1980, the race was officially known as the\u00a0International 500 Mile Sweepstakes, taking place at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Exceptions were made in 1916 and 1919 when it was known as the\u00a0International Sweepstakes and\u00a0Liberty Sweepstakes, respectively.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2593\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2593\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2593\" src=\"http:\/\/sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1911-indianapolis-500-program.jpg\" alt=\"1911 indianapolis 500 program\" width=\"600\" height=\"748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1911-indianapolis-500-program.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1911-indianapolis-500-program-241x300.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1st Indianapolis 500 (1911)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sportspaper.info\/auto-racing\/indycar\/indianapolis-500\/1922-indianapolis-500.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/auto-racing\/indycar\/tracks\/indianapolis\/images\/auto-racing-program_1922-indianapolis-500.jpg\" alt=\"10th Indianapolis 500 (1922)\" width=\"600\" height=\"782\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">10th Indianapolis 500 (1922)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 30th running was held in 1946 after a four-year hiatus due to World War II.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sportspaper.info\/auto-racing\/indycar\/indianapolis-500\/1946-indianapolis-500.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/auto-racing\/indycar\/tracks\/indianapolis\/images\/auto-racing-program_1946-indianapolis-500.jpg\" alt=\"30th Indianapolis 500 (1946) program\" width=\"600\" height=\"816\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">30th Indianapolis 500 (1946)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sportspaper.info\/auto-racing\/indycar\/indianapolis-500\/1956-indianapolis-500.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/auto-racing\/indycar\/tracks\/indianapolis\/images\/auto-racing-program_1956-indianapolis-500.jpg\" alt=\"40th Indianapolis 500 (1956) program\" width=\"600\" height=\"782\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">40th Indianapolis 500 (1956)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sportspaper.info\/auto-racing\/indycar\/indianapolis-500\/1966-indianapolis-500.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/auto-racing\/indycar\/tracks\/indianapolis\/images\/auto-racing-program_1966-indianapolis-500.jpg\" alt=\"50th Indianapolis 500 (1966) program\" width=\"600\" height=\"765\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">50th Indianapolis 500 (1966)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sportspaper.info\/auto-racing\/indycar\/indianapolis-500\/1976-indianapolis-500.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/auto-racing\/indycar\/tracks\/indianapolis\/images\/auto-racing-program_1976-indianapolis-500.jpg\" alt=\"60th Indianapolis 500 (1976) program\" width=\"600\" height=\"787\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">60th Indianapolis 500 (1976)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sportspaper.info\/auto-racing\/indycar\/indianapolis-500\/1986-indianapolis-500.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/auto-racing\/indycar\/tracks\/indianapolis\/images\/auto-racing-program_1986-indianapolis-500.jpg\" alt=\"70th Indianapolis 500 (1986) program\" width=\"600\" height=\"797\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">70th Indianapolis 500 (1986)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sportspaper.info\/auto-racing\/indycar\/indianapolis-500\/1996-indianapolis-500.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/auto-racing\/indycar\/tracks\/indianapolis\/images\/auto-racing-program_1996-indianapolis-500.jpg\" alt=\"80th Indianapolis 500 (1996) program\" width=\"600\" height=\"791\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">80th Indianapolis 500 (1996)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sportspaper.info\/auto-racing\/indycar\/indianapolis-500\/2006-indianapolis-500.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/auto-racing\/indycar\/tracks\/indianapolis\/images\/auto-racing-program_2006-indianapolis-500.jpg\" alt=\"90th Indianapolis 500 (2006) program\" width=\"600\" height=\"776\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">90th Indianapolis 500 (2006)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A gallery of Indianapolis 500 race program covers to celebrate the event&#8217;s 100th 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