Rickenbacker

Eddie Rickenbacker, Part 2

03/16/2009

While Rickenbacker's first foray into big business ended in disappointment when the Rickenbacker Motor Company he founded in 1921 failed five years later, his internal compass remained intact. After making good on substantial debts he incurred in the car business, Rickenbacker found the financial backing to purchase the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in November 1927.

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