Check out this nice remembrance of Bob Burman from the Clio Messenger (Michigan) with a quote from his great-granddaughter Laura. It's great to see other people today remembering these wonderful characters of the past. I also give the photog high marks for creativity.
 
 

In a recent post by Indianapolis Star motor sports editor Curt Cavin he implied that while Roger Penske's IndyCar team had lost Phillip-Morris (Marlboro) sponsorship, he was still financially supported by Altria, the holding company of Phillip-Morris and other companies. Okay, I'll bite...why?
 

I spent most of my career as a marketing and communications professional inside high technology corporations. These companies have an engineering focus and frequently struggle to communicate what customer value they are creating with their latest amazing innovation of how many pixies they can get to dance on the head of a pin.
 

Here are two great finds flagged by Bill Blaylock of the Yahoo Auto Racing History Group. Both are programs to 1950's auto racing programs. One is the 1953 program for the Hoosier Hundred dirt car race (the photos at the Hoosier Hundred link are from 1968).