Over 99 runnings, the Indianapolis 500 has become the most famous event in motorsport. That iconic status is built on a bedrock of hundreds of small stories, and to celebrate the centennial race, RACER.com has asked some of the people who are part of Indy's fabric to share a few of those stories with us. Check back every day between now and race day for a new 'Indy Diary' entry. In 1916 Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Carl Fisher and his fellow co-founders of the great track experimented with their still-nascent formula of a 500-mile race on Memorial Day. In the only time in the soon-to-be 100 runnings of the classic, the contest was planned for 300 miles. The race has been shortened...
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