BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Studebaker National Museum - ECPv6.17.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://studebakermuseum.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Studebaker National Museum REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261021T133000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261021T143000 DTSTAMP:20260319T193918Z CREATED:20260319T193918Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T193918Z UID:10000138-1792589400-1792593000@studebakermuseum.org SUMMARY:The First Indy 500 DESCRIPTION:The Indy 500 bills itself today as “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” That description would’ve been just as accurate for the inaugural race on May 30\, 1911\, which featured 40 cars battling for a then-staggering $27\,000 in prize money. Matt Anderson\, Curator of Transportation at The Henry Ford will take us on the journey through photos from that landmark first running – many taken by Henry Ford\, one of the 80\,000 fans who saw history being made at the Brickyard that day. \nPhoto Credit: The Henry Ford \nABOUT SPEAKER SERIES\nThe Studebaker Museum Speaker Series\, presented by the Campisi Family Education Fund\, is held in the Wiekamp Auditorium. Regular Speaker Series admission is $2. Regular admission fees apply to tour the Studebaker National Museum and The History Museum. Studebaker National Museum and Campus members are admitted free! URL:https://studebakermuseum.org/event/the-first-indy-500/ LOCATION:Wiekamp Auditorium CATEGORIES:Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://studebakermuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/THF229391.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR