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Maybe you've wondered what happens at IMS the other 11 months of the year, or maybe you've heard how the track operates over 150 days a year. But what does that mean? On this episode of Behind the Bricks, Doug Boles takes you behind the scenes of a Buick/GMC event to show you the testing that goes on and how the Speedway is being used even when fans aren't here. Plus, Doug runs into a very special guest – former Indy 500 driver Claude Bourbonnais.

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On this episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles visits the iconic Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis to learn about its connection to auto racing and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Then, he makes a rare visit with an iconic IMS figure as he steps inside the mausoleum of IMS founder Carl Fisher and takes race fans somewhere they will never be able to go again.

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One final tour of the famed IMS Museum basement. That’s what’s in store on this week’s episode of Behind the Bricks, as IMS President Doug Boles checks out some of the Museum’s most prized possessions in one of the most coveted places at IMS – the basement of the Museum.

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It takes weeks of preparation and a village of people, but The Dirt Track at IMS has been brought to life for the Driven2SaveLives BC39! On this episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles explains how grandstands are built, the dirt track is grated, picked, watered and packed down, all in preparation for a four-night dirt racing show at the Racing Capital of the World.

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How does the Indianapolis Motor Speedway go from a 2.5-mile oval to a 2.439-mile road course and back again? On this episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles highlights the work, time and effort that goes into converting the historic oval to an action-packed road course. It includes 48 barriers, 576,000 pounds of concrete and about 15 hours of work for a full conversion.

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Is it a tradition, or is it a fact of life at the Indianapolis 500? Every year when you show up for Race Day, pit lane is lined with stencils signifying each driver's pit box. On this episode of Behind the Bricks, Doug Boles investigates the origins of the stencil work and shows you how we bring this to life each and every May and why it’s important for IMS to continue seemingly small traditions like this.

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In this continued episode of Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles continues to give you a behind the scenes look at pre-race ceremonies for the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge. You'll see how Jewel prepared for the National Anthem, how we time the flyover just perfectly, and which pre-race song made Boles get emotional minutes before the largest single-day sporting event on the planet.

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Whether you're one of the thousands in attendance, or one of the millions watching at home, Indy 500 pre-race is special. But it's also one of the most choreographed pieces of the Month of May. In this two part episode of Behind the Bricks, Doug Boles takes you behind the scenes to rehearsals for the Indy 500 Pre-Race Show to give you an inside look at how driver introductions, NBC and in house broadcasting and more come together to create Indy 500 Race Morning.

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From 175,000 feet of fiber optics to robotic cameras, sound mixing, in-car camera joysticks, storytelling and so much more, learn how IMS Productions and IMS work with partner NBC to bring the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge broadcast to life during the Month of May.

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This week on Behind the Bricks, IMS President Doug Boles comes to you from a secure location at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway – the central location of our Public Address sound system! You’ll see the original floor of the room from the 1920s, learn how IMS became one of the largest sound systems in the world and see who’s behind the improved music coming from the Speedway’s speakers!

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