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.
The Claypool Hotel of Indianapolis - which was demolished in the 1960's - was a favorite stop for lodging for the racing community in the early days of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.