21Jan
Chevrolet Brothers Web Site
01/21/2020
Mark Dill

Here's an excellent resource for information about the Chevrolet family.

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Jan.21.2020
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21Jul
1935: Drivers' Association
07/21/2019
Mark Dill

Rare documents covering a drivers' association from 1935.

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Jul.21.2019
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21Jul
Newby Oval
07/21/2019
Mark Dill

Great article on the Newby Oval velodrome founded by Indianapolis Motor Speedway founder, Art Newby.

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Jul.21.2019
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25Jun
Harry Hartz Bio
06/25/2019
Mark Dill

Attached is the biographic document from the National Sprint Car Hall-of-Fame that summarizes the life and career of champion racer and car owner Harry Hartz.

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Jun.25.2019
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05Apr
Guest Blog By Indy Car Fan Joel Thorne
04/05/2019
Mark Dill

Who is the IndyCar fan???
 
(Guest Blogger Joel Thorne shares his thoughts on what it means to be an Indy car fan.)
 

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Apr.5.2019
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01Feb
The Great Felice Nazzaro
02/01/2019
Mark Dill

In 1905 the biggest, most important auto race in the world was the James Gordon Bennett Cup. Bennett, the mercurial Paris editor of the New York Herald, was an avid sportsman enthused by horses, gas balloons, airplanes, and race cars. He loved celebrating them in competition and becoming the center of attention by awarding the triumphant with trophies carrying his name.
 

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Feb.1.2019
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24Jan
Happy Birthday, First Super Speedway!
01/24/2019
Mark Dill

We are proud to share that First Super Speedway (FSS) was brought into the world 10 years ago today! In that time we have amassed the world's largest consolidated collection of in-period primary research into the history of American auto racing prior to 1920. You just can't go anywhere else in the world to find a larger cache of informative and entertaining content on this important history.
 

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Jan.24.2019
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12Jan
Happy Birthday Carl & Ray!
01/12/2019
Mark Dill

Ray Harroun and Carl Fisher were both born on January 12. Fisher in 1874, Harroun in 1879. Click thru if you're ready for the largest treasure trove of information on these two terrific auto racing pioneers in the world! 

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Jan.12.2019
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26Oct
Forgotten Pioneer of Auto Racing
10/26/2018
Mark Dill

Millionaire sportsman and racer-at-heart William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., aka “Willie K,” was born 140 years ago today. Don’t worry about the math, that was 1878.
 

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Oct.29.2018
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25Oct
Black Men, Black Hearts in 1910
10/25/2018
Mark Dill

On this day 108 years ago one of the strangest auto races in history took place. The venue was a dirt track in Sheepshead Bay, New York and the featured characters were America’s first auto racing superstar, Barney Oldfield, and Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight boxing champion.

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Oct.25.2018
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