The great Los Angeles-to-Phoenix off-road race (more commonly known as "The Cactus Derby") was another of the terrific classics from the sport's early days. In its 1914 edition, track racing legend and barnstormer Barney Oldfield entered the same Stutz racer he had piloted to fifth place in that year's Indianapolis 500.
Stan Kalwasinski posted in the Yahoo Auto Racing History Group this great bio on racing great Jimmy Snyder from his Web site. Snyder, a Chicago native, was know as the "Flying Milkman." He finished second in the 1939 Indianapolis 500, just weeks before he lost his life in a midget racer.