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Sigur Whitaker Book Review, "The Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1928-1945, The Eddie Rickenbacker Era" by Denny Miller

In the history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, there have only been four ownership groups. The first was Carl Fisher, James Allison, Arthur Newby, and Frank Wheeler who founded the Speedway. In 1927, the Speedway was sold to a consortium led by Eddie Rickenbacker. Tony Hulman bought the Speedway after it was closed during World War II. After Hulman’s death in 1977, his family took control of the Speedway. In 2020, the Hulman-George family sold the Speedway to Roger Penske.
 

Frank Wheeler

Frank Wheeler was the oldest of the four founders of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the least well known. He was born in 1863 in Manchester, Iowa.
 

Arthur C. Newby

By Sigur Whitaker