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"Legend of the First Super Speedway" Excerpt

By: Mark Dill

This is my wife's favorite excerpt from my book, "The Legend of the First Super Speedway." Autographed copies available at the link.

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Ray Harroun Lives!

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.

Bizarre Safety Gear - 1911

This shot is of Case driver Joe Jagersberger in what was purported to be the safety gear he would don for the first Indianapolis 500. There is no photographic evidence this cumbersome garb was ever used.