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'''인디 500'''은 오랜 역사를 자랑하고 있기 때문에 해를 거듭하면서 몇가지 전통이 이어져 내려오고 있다. 인디 500에 좋아하는 수많은 팬들을 위해 이 전통들은 경주에 있어서 매우 중요하다.
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Pre-race
An explosive is set off at 5 a.m. to signal the opening of the grounds to spectators.
In remembrance of Memorial Day, the Purdue University All American Marching Band plays "Taps", and aircraft from the United States military do a fly-by.When multiple aircraft are used, they often execute the missing man formation.
Jim Nabors sings Back Home Again in Indiana, accompanied by the Purdue Marching Band.
The call for engine start is made by stating "Gentlemen, start your engines!" When women drivers are competing, the call is amended to "Lady and Gentlemen" or "Ladies and Gentlemen". Wilbur Shaw, President of the Speedway from 1946-1954, was probable coiner of the phrase and recited the command during those years. Tony Hulman himself did it from 1955-1977. From 1978-1980 and 1982-1996, the call was made by his widow Mary Fendrich Hulman, who died in 1998 at the age of 93. Her daughter, Mari Hulman George did it in 1981, and has now done so since 1997. On occasions when rain has forced delay or postponement of the race after either the race has begun or the initial command has been given (1967, 1973, 1986, 1997, 2004), an ammended command, "restart your engines," has been given; in 1986, this restart command was given by Tony George.
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Race
The cars begin the race three cars to a row in a rolling start.Most other automobile races have two cars in a row.
Tom Carnegie is the track announcer for the race. Having called the race since 1946 on the public address system, he is best known for his lines, "He's on it!" (signalling the start of a qualifying attempt), "It's a new track record!" (when a driver surpasses either a one- or four-lap track record in qualifications), and "He's slowing down on the backstretch!"
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Post-Race
A long-standing tradition of the Indianapolis 500 is for the victor to drink a bottle of milk immediately after the race. This practice first began in 1936 after victor Louis Meyer asked for a glass of buttermilk, his favorite drink, and afterward became ritual as milk companies became sponsors of the race purse and handed a bottle of milk to the winner to promote their product, a sponsorship of currently $10,000 now paid out by the American Dairy Association. Among Indycar drivers, Emerson Fittipaldi is infamous for drinking orange juice after his 1993 victory, before he drank the customary milk.
The winner's face, name, average speed, and date of victory is added to the Borg-Warner Trophy. A smaller replica of this trophy has been presented to the winner after the race since 1991.
The winner has been given the pace car, or a replica of it if the pace car is not street legal, since 1936.
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== 백미러의 기원 ==
첫 대회가 열리던 당시에는 이인승으로 정비사가 운전자와 함께 탑승해 차량의 상태를 점검하고 후방의 상황을 운전자에게 알려주는 역할을 담당했었다. 그러나 [[레이 하륜]](Ray Harroun)은 일인승 [[경주용 자동차]]를 직접 설계, 제작하고 아내의 화장 거울에서 힌트를 얻어 최초로 백미러를 장착해 대회에 참가하여 결국 우승까지 차지했다.
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