▁from ▁fans . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁tent ative ▁plans ▁were ▁made ▁for ▁sitting ▁president ▁Richard ▁N ixon ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁race , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁NAT O ▁Conference ▁on ▁Urban ▁Affairs ▁that ▁was ▁being ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁N ixon ▁was ▁even ▁rum ored ▁to ▁be ▁giving ▁the ▁starting ▁command . ▁N ixon ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁first , ▁and ▁only ▁to - date , ▁sitting ▁president ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁race . ▁However , ▁the ▁visit ▁was ▁later ▁cancel led . ▁ ▁At ▁least ▁two ▁president ial ▁candidates ▁have ▁visited ▁the ▁Speed way ▁during ▁their ▁respective ▁election ▁campaign s , ▁ow ning ▁much ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁Indiana ▁primary ▁is ▁usually ▁held ▁May . ▁Ron ald ▁Re agan ▁visited ▁the ▁track ▁during ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁town ▁campaign ing ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Indiana ▁Republican ▁primary . ▁Like wise , ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton ▁visited ▁the ▁track ▁while ▁campaign ing ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Indiana ▁primary ▁and ▁met ▁with ▁driver ▁Sarah ▁Fish er . ▁ ▁At ▁least ▁three ▁former ▁vice ▁pres idents ▁have ▁attended ▁the ▁race . ▁The ▁a for ement ioned ▁Ger ald ▁Ford , ▁George ▁H . ▁W . ▁Bush , ▁and ▁Indiana ▁native ▁Dan ▁Qu ay le . ▁Qual ye ▁has ▁attended ▁the ▁race ▁numerous ▁times , ▁including ▁three ▁times ▁as ▁sitting ▁Vice ▁President ▁( 1 9 8 9 – 1 9 9 1 ). ▁Current ▁Vice