Win some Indy 500 anniversary swag!

It’s been 100 years since the Indianapolis 500 race, and even though you’ve probably never sat in the cockpit of an Indy car and raced to the reward of the…

It's been 100 years since the Indianapolis 500 race, and even though you've probably never sat in the cockpit of an Indy car and raced to the reward of the swinging checkered flag, we want to reward you.

Between April 14 and May 5, 2011, we're giving away a bunch of Indy swag from our friends at the speedway, as well as special slipcase copies of the anniversary books we published for the speedway,"Indianapolis 500: A Century of Excitement."

Here's a list of the prizes:

1st PRIZE

Two tickets to the 2011 Indianapolis 500on Sunday, May 29th ($75 face value per ticket) AND the hardcover book Indianapolis 500: A Century of Excitement, Slip Case Edition ($49.99 retail value)

2nd PRIZE 

Two tickets to the 2011 Brickyard 400 on Sunday, July 31st ($75 face value per ticket) AND the hardcover book Indianapolis 500: A Century of Excitement, Slip Case Edition

3rd PRIZE 

Indianapolis Banner/Flag (3 ft x 5 ft Indy 500 100th Anniversary Banner) AND the hardcover book Indianapolis 500: A Century of Excitement, Slip Case Edition

4th PRIZE 

Two Indy 500 hats, Indy golf shirtIndy tank top AND the hardcover book Indianapolis 500: A Century of Excitement, Slip Case Edition

5th PRIZE 

Indy 500 t-shirt, coffee mug, 2011 calendar AND the hardcover book Indianapolis 500: A Century of Excitement, Slip Case Edition

To enter the contest, go tooldcarsweekly.com/sweepstakes/

Have a hankering for more Indy knowledge? Here are a few sources that tell the tale of the fabled track's past:

Indianapolis 500: A Century of Excitement (standard hardcover book edition)

Above is a grouping of the prizes in our 100th Anniversary Sweepstakes

Angelo Van Bogart is the editor of Old Cars magazine and wrote the column "Hot Wheels Hunting" for Toy Cars & Models magazine for several years. He has authored several books including "Hot Wheels 40 Years," "Hot Wheels Classics: The Redline Era" and "Cadillac: 100 Years of Innovation." His 2023 book "Inside the Duesenberg SSJ" is his latest. He can be reached at avanbogart@aimmedia.com