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Main Street Yoga Brings “Namaste” to Speedway
August 2, 2014 By Amy Magan
Downtown Speedway, Indiana has been undergoing a renewal of sorts over the past several years. So it makes perfect sense that a relative newcomer to the downtown district is Main Street Yoga (MSY), a place for people to stop in and renew their bodies and minds, even if … [Read More...]

NASCAR Hauler Parade Brings Fun to Speedway
July 21, 2014 By Michelle McNally
This Thursday, NASCAR comes to town to celebrate everything Indianapolis is at the Brickyard 400. Festivities kick-off with the Brickyard Hauler parade, where the big rigs that carry the stock cars are the star. This free event is a great way for families to experience … [Read More...]

500 Festival Community Day: Lap Around the Track for the Folks
March 18, 2014 By amasters
The 500 Festival Community Day, put on by American Family Insurance, exists for only one reason: To give you a chance to take a lap around the world-famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway in your own car. The people of Speedway, greater Indianapolis and all over Indiana, … [Read More...]

Speedway Indiana: The Raciest City in the Entire World
Speedway, Indiana took its name from the ultra-famous landmark within its boundaries on the northeast border, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. A suburb of Indianapolis, the town of Speedway nevertheless boasts its own civil service and political organizations, such as a town council; school system; including Speedway Senior High School; parks and recreation department; library; utilities; street and fire department. In the 2000 census, the population of this small Midwestern town was put at 12,881. Speedway High School, home of the Sparkplugs, has some of the best sports teams in the area. Appropriate to the long history of the racetrack, the town was built by city planners to be a hospitable environment for the motor car, as far back as its inception in the 1820s. There were therefore asphalt-paved roads in place almost 200 years ago, as opposed to the brick-lined thoroughfares ubiquitous to other small towns across the Midwest. The modern garage, practical home for the family car, appeared in Speedway when other towns around it still built carriage houses for decades. The … Read More