• included "500 Miles" on his list of 100 essential country songs in the early 1970s. Folklorist Norm Cohen writes that 900 miles, rather than 500, is the...
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  • "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" is a song written and performed by Scottish duo the Proclaimers, and first released in August 1988 by Chrysalis as the lead...
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    The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, and commonly shortened to Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at the Indianapolis...
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  • Be (500 Miles)", a 1988 song by The Proclaimers "500 Miles", a song by Tori Amos from the 2009 album Abnormally Attracted to Sin Five Hundred Miles (film)...
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  • "500 Miles High" is a jazz fusion song by American musician Chick Corea and Return to Forever. Composed by Corea with lyrics by Neville Potter, it was...
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    5 miles (4 km) long and a 500-mile race requires 200 laps to complete. However, the race was considered official after halfway (100 laps/250 miles) had...
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    The North Coast 500 is a 516-mile (830 km) scenic route around the north coast of Scotland, starting and ending at Inverness Castle. The route is also...
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    reached No. 3 in the United Kingdom, and the 1988 single "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)", which topped charts in Australia, Iceland and New Zealand. The duo's...
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    diesel semi truck, a range of 500 miles (800 km), and operate at an energy use of less than two kilowatt-hours per mile (1.2 kW⋅h/km). Two concept vehicles...
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    summer race was expanded to 500 miles, and the Inaugural Michigan 500 was won by Pancho Carter. A total of twenty-two 500-mile Indy car races were held at...
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    Bathurst 1000 (redirect from Bathurst 500)
    Armstrong 500 with a 500 mile race distance at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit; it was relocated to Bathurst in 1963 also with the 500 mile distance...
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  • 500 Miles High is a live album by Brazilian jazz singer Flora Purim that was recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival. It was released in 1974 on Milestone...
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  • The Twelve Mile 500 is a lawn mower race held in the small town of Twelve Mile, Indiana, organized by the Twelve Mile Lions Club and occurring annually...
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  • 500 Miles Away from Home is the debut studio album by American country artist Bobby Bare. It was released in December 1963 via RCA Victor and contained...
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    songwriter, best known for the songs "Marie Laveau", "Detroit City" and "500 Miles Away from Home". He is the father of Bobby Bare Jr., also a musician....
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    500 Miles to Memphis is a punk rock americana band from Cincinnati, OH. Their music is a cross-genre blend of punk rock, americana, bluegrass, and country...
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    Oval track racing (redirect from Mile oval)
    Speedway (2.0 miles), Auto Club Speedway (known as California Speedway prior to February 2008) (2.0 miles), and Pocono Raceway (2.5 miles). Auto Club Speedway...
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  • through Chrysalis Records. The record spawned four singles: "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)", which topped charts in Australia, New Zealand and Iceland; "Sunshine...
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    victories as drivers with three each. ^A Race scheduled for 500 miles (800 km) but ended at 460 miles (737km) due to heavy rain and track flooding. ^B Scheduled...
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    as the Peace Race. He was the first British cyclist to ride more than 500 miles in a 24-hour time trial. He was educated at the Percy Jackson Grammar...
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    Goodyear 400 (redirect from Rebel 500)
    expanded to 400 miles (640 km), and in 1973 to 500 miles (800 km). In 1994, the race was relegated again to 400 miles. For a time, the race was held on or around...
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  • Lloyd). In the United States, it popularized the song "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers. Benny & Joon was shot primarily on location in Spokane...
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  • bonus to all flown segments, a 500-mile minimum on each segment, complimentary auto-requested upgrades on flights 500 miles or less, complimentary preferred...
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    Subway 400 (redirect from Goodwrench 500)
    since 1966. From 1966 to 1995, the race distance was 500 miles (805-km) which was shortened to 400 miles starting from the 1996 season. Until the 2004 Nextel...
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    Association (IMSA). 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2024. "Road America 500 Miles 2001". 8 July 2001. Retrieved 11 June 2022. "2023 IMSA SportsCar Weekend...
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    distance of 500-miles/200-laps. The 2014 event marked the first 500-mile IndyCar race at Pocono since 1989. It also became the fastest 500-mile race in motorsports...
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  • The Thruxton 500 was a motorcycle endurance race for production based road machines, covering 500 miles and ridden by a team of two riders per machine...
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  • Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, consisting of 200 laps and 500 miles on the 2.5-mile (4 km) asphalt tri-oval. Bill Elliott won the pole and Michael...
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    waters (as the Chattahoochee River) in northeast Georgia is approximately 500 miles (800 km). Its name comes from Apalachicola Province, an association of...
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    every 500 miles. In fact, Harley Davidson owner's manuals and shop manuals of the day specified that normal oil consumption varied from 250 to 500 miles per...
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