This folder contains accounts of the races that occurred at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway over the Memorial Day weekend in 1910. All the stars of the day attended, including Ray Harroun, Joe Dawson, Bob Burman and Barney Oldfield. Harroun won events for Marmon and Oldfield set a new track mile record in his world land speed racer, the “Lightning Benz,” otherwise known as the “Blitzen Benz.” This race also offered an obstacle course promoted by the Overland Motors Company. This entailed wooden ramps and a route that took cars off the Speedway’s course, into the infield and through the drainage ditch in the southwest turn. Ernie Moross was the Director of Contests and was responsible for developing the program of events.

Prepare to Win - May 1910

The attachment below contains an article which orginally appeared in the May 27, 1910 Indianapolis Sun.
10,000 at Brickyard Debut - May 27, 1910

The attachments* below contain an article from the May 27, 1910 Indianapolis Sun reports that attendance at the first day of  May 1910 race meet at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was about 10,000.
Blanche Scott & Ralph DePlama - 1910

This attachment has two articles from the May 27, 1910 Indianapolis Sun. One reports on Ralph DePalma's decision to race a variety of car marques and the other that sportswoman Blanche Scott would be in town that weekend - which was the 
Halley's Comet, Stage Play & the Brickyard

This attached article from the May 11, 1910 Indianapolis Sun reports on what seems an odd attempt at whimsy by the cast of a George Arvine play - "A House of a Thousand Candles" - being performed at the Indianapolis Park Theater at the time.
Brickyard Washed in Gasoline

This attachment has an article from the May 30, 1910 Indianapolis Sun which was the final day of the May 1910 race meet at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Wheeler-Schebler Trophy to Harroun!

The attachments below contain articles from the May 30, 1910 Indianapolis Sun that report on the May 28 Wheeler-Schebler 200-mile race of the May 1910 race meet at the 
60,000 to IMS - 5/30/1910

The attachment below contains an article from the May 30, 1910 Indianapolis Sun reports that attendance at the final day of  May 1910 race meet at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was about 60,000.
May 1910 National Champions at IMS

The attachments below contain articles from the May 30, 1910 Indianapolis Sun that report on the final day of racing for the May 1910 race meet at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Oldfield Ponders 160 MPH

The attachment below contains an article from the May 30, 1910 Indianapolis Sun published on the final day of racing for the May 1910 race meet at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Joe Boyer

The attached is a poster of 1924 Indianapolis 500 winner Joe Boyer that was contributed by Dan Hughes of OPTIM Ideas, Inc. who is also a First Super Speedway fan. It is reproduced here with his permission. The text associated with the the image reads: