This collection of articles reviews the July 4 weekend race meet at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1910. This was the second race meet of the track's season, the first coming over Memorial Day. 1910 was one of the Speedway's busiest years ever, hosting three major auto race meets, an aviation show and another balloon race. The events of this year even rival the hard work the management team at the Speedway currently performs to pull off their mega-events.

Ban on Buicks Lifted

This article was published the morning of the first day of the July 1910 races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This is particularly important to researchers because a good portion of the articles focuses on the ongoing debate over the rules compliance of the Buick 16 racers. Eventually labeled "Marquette-Buicks," the debate raged over whether the cars were truly stock cars or purpose-built racers. After winning several of the races during the meet, the cars were disqualified later in the month. The controversy cast a shadow over the results over the race.
Hearne Wins Speedway Helmet, Burman Takes G&J Trophy

This is a great collection of articles on the first day of the July 1910 races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Manufacturers Advertise July 1910 Speedway Success

This is a nice collection of advertisements from automobile manufacturers and suppliers that ran the day after the first day of the July 1910 race meet at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Not only are they interesting, but they are great quick references for the results of the races. Worth the time.
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Burman Takes Remy Brassard (Temporarily)

This is a super package of articles covering the second day of the July 1910 race meet at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The main focus is Bob Burman's victory in the Remy Brassard 100 mile contest. Also included are advertisements Buick ran touting their dominance. These ads contributed to their disqualification before the end of the month. The cars were supposed to be Marquette-Buick stock cars, not Buicks.
Morning of the Ira Cobe Trophy Race

This article appeared in the Indianapolis Star the morning of July 4, 1910. It was also the morning of the Ira Cobe Race. The trophy is in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum today. This also includes a decent image of Howdy Wilcox' wrecked National from the previous day of the July 1910 race meet at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Joe Dawson Snares Ira Cobe Trophy

Another super package of articles on the July 1910 auto race meet at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This collection covers the last day of the races and features Joe Dawson's brilliant drive in a Marmon to capture the coveted Ira Cobe Trophy.
July 1910 - Indy Weather

I'm making a point with this entry. This is simply the weather for July 6, 1910 in Indianapolis. Note that in several of my article packages I deliberately include the weather reports to help anyone researching these races in the event that they need that information. Weather is always a factor in auto races, sometimes more than others.
 
 
The Tragic Death of Tom Kincaid

I see this piece of content (originally from the July 7, 1910, Indianapolis Star) as particularly precious in that it covers the tragic death of a promising young driver by the name of Thomas Kincaid. Kincaid had won several races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and other venues.
Reflections on July 1910 Race Meet

This article from the July 10, 1910 Indianapolis Star summarizes the recent race meet at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The essence of the article was that the meet was a huge success and a marvelous experience for fans. This may have been a PR coup as much as anything as by this time Speedway management was concerned about disappointing attendance and were searching for ways to stimulate interest in their upcoming Labor Day races.

This folder has three articles focusing on the fortunes of Indianapolis automobile companies in the summer of 1910. One article talks about Marmon as well as Moon Motor Company plans to enter the Elgin, Illinois road race. Another article reports on Marmon’s racing plans for the coming season in 1911. A third article focus on the Premier Automobile Company.

Harroun First at Churchill Downs!

This article from the July 7, 1910 Indianapolis Star provides coverage of a race meet that took place at Churchill Downs (yes, the home of the Kentucky Derby) in 1910.