How Well Do You Know the Indianapolis 500?

Located in Speedway, Indiana, this track hosts quite a few racing events, but all of them pale in comparison to this one.

It was Louis Meyer with his habit of drinking buttermilk to refresh himself after a race who touched off this tradition in 1936.

The lore is that in 1947, Tony Hulman's mother suggested the practice, which now happens during the final notes of "Back Home Again in Indiana."

For that first meeting, Ray Harroun won behind the wheel of the Marmon "Wasp."

Back when the Indy 500 was conceived, organizers wanted an event that would last from the middle of the morning into the late afternoon, so they selected a distance of 500 miles.

The track has always been this distance and has even retained the same layout since 1909.

There are what are called "short chute" straightaways between Turns 1 and 2, and Turns 3 and 4, plus longer straightaways on the front and back of the track.

While countless rookies have participated, ten have won, the most recent being Alexander Rossi in 2016.

Ruttman was just 22 years old when he took the checkered flag in 1952, and he remains the youngest victor.

The Contest Board of the American Automobile Association was the one that figured 33 was the maximum number of cars that could race on the track safely at once, and that's been largely followed.

Five drivers have set this record, the earliest being Wilbur Shaw in 1939 and 1940, and the latest being Helio Castroneves in 2001 and 2002.

There are two milk people, and the rookie or new person always hands the milk over to these two, while the more experienced one gives it to the driver.

Takuma Sato was able to outdo Helio Castroneves in 2017 to become the first from his country to get the big win.

All three drivers have won the Indianapolis 500 four times, making the record a three-way tie, at least for now.

Janet Guthrie first competed in 1977, which was a big deal then. She also raced in 1978 and 1979.

Just like the layout of the track, even the banking in the turns has been preserved to the exact specs of the original track.

Instead of trying to chug milk, which is a really bad idea, the winner mostly just dumps it on their head while celebrating, with some of it ending up in their mouth.

There's a 3-foot wide strip of bricks from the original Speedway surface that they kiss, a tradition Dale Jarrett started back in 1996 at the Brickyard 400.

As one of the three biggest automotive races in the entire world, this name isn't inaccurate by a long shot.

The song was originally called just "Indiana" when it was first published in 1917, and has been part of the race morning festivities since 1946.

This trophy has been around since 1936 and has become one of the most famous trophies in sports around the entire world.

In 2005 and 2011 Patrick actually led the race for a time, and in 2009 she had a podium finish in third place.

Drivers are polled each year before the race on what kind of milk they prefer, and quite a few are partial to whole milk.

Rossi was a rookie in 2016 when his fuel-saving strategy put him ahead of the other drivers who were in the lead, allowing him to coast across the finish line to victory.

PETA publicly asked Indy 500 organizers to forgo the tradition, but that request was obviously ignored by all.

Unser was 47 years old when he grabbed first place at the finish in 1987, a record that still stands today.

In 1996, Arie Lyendyk set this lap time record during qualifying.

It's become a sanctioned tradition to camp in the track's infield, which has plenty of space to accommodate a fair number of fans.

The cup filled up in 1986, which was when the base was added, but that also filled up in 2004, so an even larger base was filled, which should last until 2034.

The milk is sourced locally and the bottles are engraved, so they're definitely something special.

In 1965, Jim Clark hit 150.686 mph, breaking past a very important speed barrier for the Indy 500.

Milk is a huge deal for the race, so organizers don't take any chances, and starting in 2017, they transported it via an armored truck.

The infield is quite spacious, something fans completely take advantage of. However, the parking lots cover 315 acres, trumping that.

Fittipaldi and his team, Patrick Racing, grabbed a winner's share of $1,001,604 in 1989.

The most recent competitor was Pippa Mann, who has been in the race in 2011, and 2013 through 2016.