---
title: "Racing Fans Worldwide Can Now Lap the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Google Maps Street View"
description: "Buckle up for a virtual lap of the iconic Brickyard just moments before the 2018 Indy 500."
date: "2018-08-30"
modified: "2018-08-30"
authors:
  - name: "Jerry Perez"
    job_title: "Deputy Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/23259/racing-fans-worldwide-can-now-lap-the-indianapolis-motor-speedway-on-google-maps-street-view"
categories:
  - "News"
  - "Racing"
tags:
  - "Google"
  - "Google maps"
  - "Indianapolis"
  - "Indianapolis Motor Speedway"
  - "indycar"
  - "Indycar Series"
  - "Maps"
  - "racing"
  - "Racing News"
  - "Tech"
---

# Racing Fans Worldwide Can Now Lap the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Google Maps Street View

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A new partnership between the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Google will allow fans from around the world to take an exciting lap around the famous oval where the [world's largest single-day spectator sporting event](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/22658/report-the-indianapolis-500-voted-the-greatest-auto-race-in-the-world>) is held every year: the Indy 500.

The detailed imagery was captured by a Google Maps Street View 360-degree camera that lapped the 2.5-mile oval moments before the 2018 Indy 500 got underway. As a result, fans who can't physically make it out to the Speedway are now able to visit the famous venue and get a feel for what the atmosphere is like right before the green flag drops.

With single-day attendance figures easily surpassing 300,000 bodies, there quite literally isn't anything else in the sporting events realm that comes close to the 500-mile race. And unlike other events of its kind, the Indy 500 is feverishly celebrated [throughout the entire city of Indianapolis](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/21106/this-is-what-its-like-to-live-in-indianapolis-during-the-indy-500>) and the state of Indiana.

![message-editor%2F1535634515589-screenshot2018-08-30at9.08.11am.png](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1535634515589-screenshot2018-08-30at9.08.11am.png>)
**Google**

“Indy 500 Race Day is the definition of pure spectacle and pageantry,” Indianapolis Motor Speedway President J. Douglas Boles said. “There’s nothing quite like it, and this special project makes Race Day accessible to people around the globe 365 days a year. Longtime attendees will enjoy reliving their [Indy 500 experience](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/21131/will-power-and-team-penske-win-the-scorching-hot-2018-indy-500>), and those who one day hope to step foot in the most hallowed ground in motorsports will enjoy exploring the unique beauty and unmatched enormity of our facility and crowd.”

Fans can enjoy the virtual experience one of two ways: by visiting a dedicated [IMS Race View](<https://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/at-the-track/race-view>) website that includes the virtual lap and additional videos and exclusive content, or by simply opening the Google Maps application and looking up the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

“At Google, it’s always been our goal to help people go where they’ve never gone before, so we sent a Street View Camera around the track just moments before the Green Flag was waved and the racers put the pedal to the metal," Google Senior Account Executive Mike Abrams said. “Now, everyone can get a bit closer to the action.”

Unfortunately, we couldn't catch a glimpse of Ross-E, [the hip security robot](<https://www.thedrive.com/tech/20725/indycars-alexander-rossi-unveils-security-robot-ross-e>) named after IndyCar's Alexander Rossi that roams the ground at IMS. Maybe you'll have better luck.

## Author
Jerry is responsible for upholding The Drive's ethos as an audience-first, enthusiast-driven car blog that serves up industry-leading news, reviews, culture, and motorsport coverage. Overseeing a staff of writers and editors from his home base in Indianapolis, he helps curate the site's daily rundown, as well as its medium- and long-term content strategies. Jerry joined The Drive in 2018 as a writer and worked as news editor and managing editor before becoming the deputy in 2023. As a lifelong car enthusiast and racing fan, Jerry believes that all cars are cool, but the people behind the machines are even cooler. This belief often gives The Drive a slightly different focus from most other car sites, where we explore the humanity behind the machines. When he's not obsessing over the day's biggest stories or hanging out at a race track, Jerry can be found behind the wheel of a car, most likely sharing a laugh with his teenage son or daughter.

### Author social links  
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