This is my wife's favorite excerpt from my book, "The Legend of the First Super Speedway." Autographed copies available at the link.
1911 Indianapolis 500 champ Ray Harroun is alive again in the new book, "The Legend of the First Super Speedway," (
Some early images from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
This is another popular image of Ray Harroun. I like it because it was snapped almost immediately after he parked his Marmon Wasp after winning the first Indianapolis 500. This photo was published in the May 31, 1911 Indianapolis Star.