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The Indianapolis 500 auto race has been the subject for several motion pictures. It has also received countless references in television, film, commercials, and other media. The following is a list of such references.

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• Racing Hearts (1922)
• Speedway (1929)
• The Crowd Roars (1932)
• Speed (1936)
• Indianapolis Speedway (1939) - Also known as: Devil on Wheels
• The Big Wheel (1949)
• To Please a Lady (1950)
• Roar of the Crowd (1953)
• Winning (1969) - starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Robert Wagner. Frank Capua (Newman) is a rising star on the race circuit who dreams of winning the big one--the Indianapolis 500. But to get there he runs the risk of losing his wife Elora (Woodward) to his rival, Luther Erding (Wagner), and strains the relationship with his stepson.

• A Christmas Story (1983) - During the flat tire scene, the narrator, Jean Shepherd, explain that the Old Man always dreamed of being "in the pits at the Indianapolis Speedway in the 500."
• The Brave Little Toaster (1987) - During the junkyard scene, one of the cars sent to the crushing machine claims he "once ran the Indy 500."
• Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) - Closing credits show a Motor Trend magazine reporting "Reaper wins Indy 500."

• On the May 18, 1991 episode of Saturday Night Live, a sketch featured Bill Swerski's Superfans discussing the prospects of the Chicago Bears entering the Indianapolis 500 with Mike Ditka driving the team bus.
• In a 1995 episode of Home Improvement, a friend of Tim Taylor announces he's planning his wedding for Memorial Day weekend. A stunned Tim quickly whispers to him that's the weekend of the Indy 500, and the friend quickly corrects himself, and scheduled it for the following weekend.
• The Indy 500 was referred to at least twice in the television series M*A*S*H. In one instance, Corporal Klinger is driving Major Winchester to the Kimpo Airfield. Winchester demanded to know if the Jeep they were riding in could go any faster. Klinger replied, "There's a reason you don't see these things racing at Indianapolis". In another episode, an ambulance overturns when it is leaving the compound too quickly. When Radar informs Col. Potter about the incident, Potter exclaims "When are these boys gonna realize this isn't the Indianapolis 500!"
• The episode of Jeopardy! which aired August 21, 2006 featured the clue "The Borg Warner Trophy is awarded in this traditional Memorial Day weekend sporting event." The correct response, which incidently was not answered correctly by any of the three college contestants, was the "Indianapolis 500."
• On the November 12, 2006 episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, host Ty Pennington was shown on the mainstraight of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the opening sitting in an Indycar.
• The pilot episode of Show Me the Money which aired November 14, 2006 featured the question: "Who finished 4th in the Indianapolis 500 in 2005, her rookie year in the Indy Racing League." The correct answer was Danica Patrick, and the contestant responded correctly.

• The Beach Boys song "Fun, Fun, Fun" includes the line "She makes the Indy 500 look like a roman chariot race now."

• The 2005 Indianapolis Colts were nicknamed on CBS as the "Indy 500 Offense".

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