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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.

Oldfield, Arnold, "Hell Drivers"

04/13/2009

Wayne Carroll Petersen, a Barney Oldfield expert and a relative of the old "master driver" by marriage pointed out that Oldfield worked as a stunt driver for Chrysler in 1934. Check out the background behind this Chrysler promotional campaign, which included a film entitled "Death Cheaters' Holiday," which not only featured Oldfield but drivers Billy Arnold and Harry Hartz as well.

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