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.
One of the brainstorms of Ernie Moross, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's director of contests (1909-1910), was an obstacle course sponsored by the Overland Auto Company for the May 1910 race meet at the track.