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** According to the plot, this scene took place "an hour and a half" outside of Chicago, which would place them roughly halfway between Chicago and Indianapolis. Anyone who's driven through the part of Indiana between Chicago and Indianapolis, presuming they stayed awake, will recognize the flat, featureless terrain. But, wouldn't you know it, the scene was actually filmed near [[California Doubling|Bakersfield, California]]. |
** According to the plot, this scene took place "an hour and a half" outside of Chicago, which would place them roughly halfway between Chicago and Indianapolis. Anyone who's driven through the part of Indiana between Chicago and Indianapolis, presuming they stayed awake, will recognize the flat, featureless terrain. But, wouldn't you know it, the scene was actually filmed near [[California Doubling|Bakersfield, California]]. |
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* Obviously, the Sega racing game ''Indy 500'' uses IMS as the beginning track, as does pretty much any other game involving the race. |
* Obviously, the Sega racing game ''Indy 500'' uses IMS as the beginning track, as does pretty much any other game involving the race. |
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* In one of the episodes of ''[[ |
* In one of the episodes of ''[[M*A*S*H (television)|M*A*S*H]]'', Klinger names the city (or more accurately, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway) when Winchester demands he drastically increase their jeep's speed. |
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{{quote|''Major, there's a reason they don't run these things at Indianapolis!''}} |
{{quote|''Major, there's a reason they don't run these things at Indianapolis!''}} |
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* Famous author and Indianapolis native [[Kurt Vonnegut]] was equally famous for dissing his hometown, dismissing Indianapolis as "The city that woke up only one day a year." |
* Famous author and Indianapolis native [[Kurt Vonnegut]] was equally famous for dissing his hometown, dismissing Indianapolis as "The city that woke up only one day a year." |
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