Indy 24 Hour Record

"Jap" Clemmons and 17 year-old Charlie Merz pose in their record-setting National Motor Vehicle Company stock at the Indiana State Fairgrounds mile dirt oval on November 17, 1905. The duo braved frigid weather to set a new 24-hour speed world record. The event was organized by future Indianapolis Motor Speedway founders Carl Fisher and Arthur Newby.

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