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- WTHR Indianapolis
Indy 500, Pacers to draw hundreds of thousands to Indianapolis this weekend
Starting Saturday afternoon, downtown will be packed with people watching the AES Indiana 500 Festival Parade. Then hours later, basketball fans will flood Gainbridge Fieldhouse for Game 3 of ...
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- The Herald Bulletin
Your Weekend: May 24
The 76th annual running of the Little 500 takes place this Saturday, May 25, at 8 p.m. at Anderson Speedway, 1311 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Anderson. Country music artist Riley Green ...
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Apr 28, 2020 · Learn how Jim Nabors, the late actor and singer, became the iconic voice of the Indianapolis 500 pre-race ceremony for 36 years. Discover his personal connection with the race, the fans and the Speedway.
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May 21, 2022 · The already famous actor was at his first Indianapolis 500 as a fan when Tony Hulman asked him to sing "Back Home Again in Indiana." A a last-minute request by the owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway sparked a tradition that lasted more than four decades.
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From 1972 to 2014, Nabors sang "Back Home Again in Indiana" with the Purdue All-American Marching Band before each Indianapolis 500 race. In March 2014, Nabors announced that the 2014 Indianapolis 500 would be his final appearance, because health issues were limiting his ability to travel.
May 16, 2019 · 1972-1978: Jim Nabors. Played goofy Gomer Pyle on "The Andy Griffith Show" and spinoff "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." Became an Indy 500 icon by lending his rich, ballad-friendly voice to "Indiana." 1979...
