I will freely admit that this will not make me any more popular in my current state of Indiana, but I have no idea what the draw is to the Indianapolis 500. I don't question it's existence, I don't question it's watchability (on tv, assuming you don't live in the Indy metro where it's usually blacked out except this year it isn't), I don't question that there is a ton of history. I do question the lofty place that native Hoosiers place the Indy 500, because frankly, it's the worst.
As a native Kentuckian, I grasp the concept of racing taking over the state.