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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," (

This article was originally published in the May 30, 1911 Indianapolis Sun. This is a nice article that provides a quick overview of star drivers competeing in the first Indianapolis 500. I noted that Cole Team cars of "Farmer" Bill Endicott and Johnny Jenkins were green, a color that would eventually become the subject of superstition.

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