The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Indianapolis (Speedway), IN · Indiana
- Level
- Organizer
- Issued
- 2021-04-21 Apr. 21, 2021
- In force
- Apr. 21, 2021 (the notice's date)
- Quarters
- 2021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Functions reached
- Collection
- Hotels, Travel and Tourism SEC-06
Operative words
"It is with great regret that we announce the 104th Running of the Indianapolis 500 will take place on Aug. 23 without fans. This tough decision was made following careful consideration and extensive consultation with state and city leadership. As dedicated as we were to running the race this year with 25 percent attendance... the COVID-19 trends in Marion County and Indiana have worsened. Since our June 26 announcement, the number of cases in Marion County has tripled while the positivity rate has doubled." (IMS statement, Aug. 4, 2020, Ex. SEC-06-GM-006)
The organizer's notice
Racer, 'Indy 500 announces attendance plans' (Apr. 21, 2021): 135,000 fans, 40 percent of capacity
Notes
2020: Postponed Mar. 26, 2020 to Aug. 23; on Aug. 4, 2020 IMS announced the race would run without fans. 2021: Run May 30, 2021 with attendance capped at 135,000 (about 40 percent of capacity) under a plan agreed with the city: "both the city and the speedway were comfortable with this plan" (Penske Entertainment CEO Mark Miles, Racer, Apr. 21, 2021, Ex. SEC-06-GM-044). Usual dates: Memorial Day weekend (May 24, 2020, run Aug. 23, 2020); May 30, 2021. Scale: '135,000 represents 40-percent of normal race day capacity' (Racer, Ex. SEC-06-GM-044), implying a normal race-day capacity of about 335,000. Venue orders 2020: IN-006, IN-030, IN-033, IN-041, MET-IND-020, MET-IND-022, MET-IND-025. Venue orders 2021: IN-056, IN-059, MET-IND-043, MET-IND-042.