1500 fans treated at Indy 500 35 hospitalized

Many fans found relief in the shade under grandstands or at scattered misting stations Sunday as the mercury neared 90 and temperatures close to the track went even higher.

Track officials said more than 1,500 people sought treatment at the infield medical center, a majority of them for heat-related illnesses. About 35 who were stricken by the heat were taken to local hospitals for additional evaluation.

Tammy Barrett of Columbia, Mo., had her 60-year-old mother rushed to the track's infield hospital after she showed signs of heat exhaustion in their second turn seats in the full sun.

"Usually she's pretty good about not being bothered by the heat, but it's just so hot today," Barrett said. "We're all hot." SI.com