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By: Mark Dill

Below is a collection of articles about the great American driver Joe Dawson who won the second Indianapolis 500 Mile Race in 1912. Also check out this article on Joe from Vanderbilt Races.

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Earl Kiser Portrait

Earl Kiser was one of America's early professional auto racing drivers and a chief rival to his much more well-known contemporary, Barney Oldfield. Kiser succeeded Oldfield on Alexander Winton's Bullet II race car when Barney and Winton had a falling out. Kiser was also a colleague of Indianapolis Motor Speedway founder Carl Fisher.

This is a strong collection of articles that capture the attitude and persona of Barney Oldfield early in his career. One article discusses his marriage to Bess Gooby Holland. Another article is written by a newspaperman who dared to ride with Oldfield on the Peerless Green Dragon. The final article is a rare treasure that catches up with Oldfield's long time rival, Earl Kiser, who was injured in August 1905 at the Glenville track in Cleveland Ohio.

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