St. Louis woman has attended 72 Indianapolis 500s

SPEEDWAY, Ind. — The Indianapolis 500 has greater than 110 years of racing custom, and Ann Mullen Bronsing has been round to take pleasure in 72 of them.

“When you’re an Indy 500 fan you are actually into it for all times,” mentioned Bronsing.

She’s attended the Indy 500 since 1941 when she was a child. Now, Bronsing is sort of 82 years outdated and has solely missed 10 races.

“My mother and father at all times took us within the playpen within the infield. Then they stopped for the battle. There have been a number of that I missed as a result of they did not have it in World Struggle II,” mentioned Bronsing.

Bronsing lately discovered she holds the document for many attended Indy 500s by a lady.

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Her love of racing began together with her mother and father. An engine her father restored used to take a seat contained in the IMS Museum. She’s continued her Indy 500 custom together with her family and in spite of everything this time she mentioned it by no means will get outdated.

“It is simply so onerous to explain. It is so thrilling after they go round for the laps and also you see the checkered flag fall. There’s nothing like that. That is why I come,” mentioned Bronsing.

Although she lives in St. Louis and has to make the three 1/2-hour drive to Indianapolis, Bronsing will not be prepared to surrender her seats but.

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This race, this custom, this fan, are nonetheless going robust.

“It is a very demanding bodily day. Yearly I say, ‘Will this be the final one?’ After which I get my tickets once more and I am again once more. I hope to be right here subsequent yr,” mentioned Bronsing.