Indy 500: Did you know?
The Pagoda located across the start/finish line was completed in time for the 2000 Indianapolis 500. The 10-story structure houses Timing & Scoring, television broadcast booths and Race Control. It replaced the glass-and-steel Master Control Tower, which was built in the winter of 1956-57.
Prior to that time, a Japanese-style pagoda had occupied the spot. The first was built in 1913 and served through 1925. It stood fairly close to the track and was replaced in 1926 for safety reasons.