Indianapolis Motor Speedway May 1910

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.

National Guard In Force @ Brickyard

This article in the attachment below was originally published in the May 12, 1910 Indianapolis Star. 
 
"Monster" IMS Scoreboards

The article in the attachment below was originally published in the May 13, 1910 Indianapolis Star. The article provides a report on facility updates at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as management  prepared
Curtain Going Up @ Brickyard

The attachment below contains an article previewing the May 1910 "national championships" race meet at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It first appeared in the May 15, 1910 Indianapolis Star.
IMS Hazard Race Prep

The article in this attachment was first published in the May 16, 1910 Indianapolis Star.
 
Oldfield Appearance Fee? (1910)

The article in the attachment below was originally published in the May 18, 1910 Indianapolis Star.
 
Caleb Bragg Heads IMS Entries (1910)

The article in this attachment originally appeared in the May 20, 1910 Indianapolis Star.
 
The Voice of Art Newby (1910)

The article in the attachment below originally appeared in the May 15, 1910 Indianapolis Star.
 
Powerful Prose by P. P. Willis (1910)

The attachment below contains an article by the leading Hoosier auto racing journalist of the day, Peter Paul "P.P" Willis. It was published in the May 27, 1910 Indianapolis Star.
 
Entries - May 1910 IMS Meet

The items in the two attachments found below provide information about entries - both cars and drivers - for the May 1910 "national championships" race meet at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Bios: Burman, Chevrolet

The article in the attachment below was originally published in the May 8, 1910 Indianapolis Star. This brief article provides some wonderful biographical information on drivers Bob Burman and Louis Chevrolet.