Speedway

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Speedway

Total population

13,968

Coordinates39.79°, -86.25°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Speedway is a town in Wayne Township, Marion County, Indiana, United States. The population was 13,952 at the 2020 census, up from 11,812 in 2010. Speedway, which is an enclave of Indianapolis, is the home of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Norman Scott

United States Navy Admiral and Medal of Honor recipient (1889–1942)

Katie Douglas

American basketball player (born 1979)

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John Fitch

racecar driver

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Jimmy Jackson

racecar driver (1910-1984)

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Jackie Holmes

racecar driver (1920-1995)

Adam Lambert

American singer (born 1982)

Philip W. Anderson

American physicist (1923-2020)

Brendan Fraser

Canadian-American actor (born 1968)

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Jamie Hamilton

British rower and publisher (1900-1988)

David Letterman

American comedian and television host

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Catherine Lucile Moore

American author (1911-1987)

John Dillinger

American bank robber

Clarence Zener

American physicist

Mary Harrison McKee

daughter of President Benjamin Harrison (1858-1930)

Connie Booth

American writer and actress (born 1940)

Samantha Peszek

American gymnast

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Indiana

• Spring Hill
  4.1 mi away
• Rocky Ripple
  5.5 mi away · pop. 631
• Crows Nest
  6 mi away
• North Crows Nest
  6.7 mi away
• Brownsburg
  7.9 mi away · pop. 31,215
• Avon
  8.1 mi away
• Meridian Hills
  8.1 mi away · pop. 1,767
• Cartersburg
  13.3 mi away
• Danville
  13.4 mi away
• Cumberland
  16.1 mi away · pop. 6,267
• Clayton
  16.3 mi away · pop. 818
• Bargersville
  17.5 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Speedway

Speedway, Indiana

Urban Land Institute. · 2008

A History of St. Christopher Catholic Parish in Speedway Indiana

James J. Divita · 1987

Indiana's Lost Speedways and Legendary Drivers

David Humphrey · 2021

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A.

Brian K. Crabtree

Speedway (IN)

Jane Carroll Routte · 2004

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Ralph Kramer · 2009

Deluxe Flip Map, Indianapolis, Indiana, extensive coverage!: Including Beech Grove, downtown Indianapolis map ... Lawrence, Speedway

Universal Map (Firm) · 1999

Tony Hulman

Sigur E. Whitaker · 2014

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