Knight, "Hero of Indianapolis," Dies

These are three articles reporting on the death of Harry Knight in 1913 in a 200-mile dirt track race won by Ralph Mulford. These articles were published in the following newspapers:
"Yesteryear at Uniontown Speedway" Book Excerpt

The photographs and excerpts are contributed by author Marci Lynn McGuinness from her book, Yesteryear at the Uniontown Speedway. She is presently writing Speedway Kings of SW PA & Region, 100 Years of Racing History, which includes over 100 never before seen or published photographs of Oldfield, the Chevrolet brothers, Milton, Murphy, Laemmle, Firestone and more. She is also shopping her screenplay around based on the story about this wildcat track. 

This category is to further the body of knowledge about Ernie Moross, one of the most interesting personalities of early American auto racing. Moross was Barney Oldfield's manager for a good portion of that great driver's career as well as the first general manager of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He owned the Moross Amusement Company and campaigned other great drivers including Bob Burman and Teddy Tetzlaff, primarily in Benz racing machines. After he retired from promoting auto races he became a communist and ran for a Michigan state senate seat. Failing at that, he also suffered a huge financial set back during the Great Depression and died penniless at age 75 in 1949.

Ernie Moross Obituaries

Ernie Moross (I wrote the Wikipedia entry on him) was a great personality of the early days of American auto racing. Presented here are four small obituaries that provide at least a modicum of information about the man. Although there is not a great deal of documentation readily available, I have managed to assemble here probably more information about the man than exists anywere else in one place.

Collection of articles about 1916 Indy 500 winner Dario Resta.

Dario Resta Bio - 1915

This is a terrific bio piece done on Dario Resta shortly after he began competing in the United States in 1915. He had only recently married Mary Wishart Resta, the sister of one of the young chargers of the day, Spencer Wishart. This is an excellent source for anyone interested in Resta's career.
Dario Resta Articles

This is a collection of articles on Dario Resta, winner of the Indianapolis 500 - well, 300, actually as this was the only event in the "Memorial Day Classic" series that was not scheduled at 500 miles.
Resta Articles (1916)

Dario Resta's best years in racing were his two big seasons in America back in 1915 and 1916. During 1916 he won the Vanderbilt Cup, the AAA season points championship and, his crowning achievement and ticket to immortality - a victory in the greatest race of all time and forever, the Indianapolis 500. An asterisk applies, I guess, but not a big one: this was the only Indianapolis Classic that was scheduled for less than 500 miles - specifically 300 miles.
Dario Resta 1917

The year after Resta's brilliant victory in the Indianapolis Classic, World War I was ravaging the planet. While the battle was focused in Europe its impact was felt in the United States and very much at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway which was converted to a training facility for the country's burgeoning air force - and naval air corp. Resta's personal life presented challenges as wife Mary - the sister of the recently deceased Spencer Wishart - urged him to retire from racing before she lost him to the sport as she did with her brother.
Dario Resta 1918

This is a collection of articles covering 1916 Indy 500 champion Dario Resta's 1918 racing season.
Dario Resta 1919

This collection of Dario Resta research articles covers the year 1919.
Dario Resta 1920

Dario Resta's career ground almost to a halt in 1920 as he grappled with the pleadings of wife Mary the demands of business interests and disappointments in his performance after losing the "best car in the world" advantage he had previously held with the Peugeot.