Today is Thursday, May 30, the 150th day of 2019. There are 215 days left in the year. Today's highlight On May 30, 1911, the first Indy 500 took place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway; the winner was Ray Harroun, who drove a Marmon Wasp for more than 6 1/2 hours at an average speed of 74.6 mph and collected a prize of $10,000. read more
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