STP Indianapolis 100

The STP Indianapolis 100 was an ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series race held at the in Indianapolis, Indiana. With the inaugural event occurring in 1987, the race was removed from the calendar after the 1996 season.

History
The Indiana State Fairgrounds no longer hosted auto racing events. The last race at the facility was be the Hoosier 100 on May 23, 2019.

It’s an open wheel event featuring the USAC Silver Crown Series. The support class includes open-wheel modifieds. The mile long dirt track rests in Indianapolis, Indiana. There’s an inner half-mile dirt track inside of it as well.

The dirt for both is set to be replaced with an all-weather track. The new surface will be made of crushed limestone which isn’t usable for auto racing. The change allows for year-round harness training as well as parking for the Indiana State Fair.

“USAC, Track Enterprises, Bob Sargent and I have been in meetings with the Fairgrounds staff and in discussion for the last two years about any way to keep auto racing at the historic one-mile oval,” USAC Series Coordinator Levi Jones said in a statement.

“To no avail, the economics of the horse industry and their desire to use the one-mile track year-round instead of the half-mile currently in the infield won out in the end.”