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 50 mile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's September 9, 1916, Harvest Classic race meet produced a photo finish between Johnny Aitken (Peugeot) and Hughie Hughes (Hoskins).