Carl Graham Fisher

These are photos of Carl Fisher in the years he spent racing cars. Limited by poor eyesight, Carl never rose to the heights of some of his contemporaries such as Barney Oldfield and Earl Kiser, he did have his moments, such as his world track record for lightweight machines.

Prest-O-Lite Incorporation

This news item came from the September 6, 1904 Indianapolis Star. It cites that capitalization of Prest-O-Lite had taken place at $10,000. There is a lot of content on Prest-O-Lite elsewhere on First Super Speedway. Thanks to racing historian Ken Parrotte for this discovery.

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