Indianapolis Motor Speedway May 1910

This folder contains accounts of the races that occurred at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway over the Memorial Day weekend in 1910. All the stars of the day attended, including Ray Harroun, Joe Dawson, Bob Burman and Barney Oldfield. Harroun won events for Marmon and Oldfield set a new track mile record in his world land speed racer, the “Lightning Benz,” otherwise known as the “Blitzen Benz.” This race also offered an obstacle course promoted by the Overland Motors Company. This entailed wooden ramps and a route that took cars off the Speedway’s course, into the infield and through the drainage ditch in the southwest turn. Ernie Moross was the Director of Contests and was responsible for developing the program of events.

Brickyard Washed in Gasoline

This attachment has an article from the May 30, 1910 Indianapolis Sun which was the final day of the May 1910 race meet at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Wheeler-Schebler Trophy to Harroun!

The attachments below contain articles from the May 30, 1910 Indianapolis Sun that report on the May 28 Wheeler-Schebler 200-mile race of the May 1910 race meet at the 
60,000 to IMS - 5/30/1910

The attachment below contains an article from the May 30, 1910 Indianapolis Sun reports that attendance at the final day of  May 1910 race meet at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was about 60,000.
May 1910 National Champions at IMS

The attachments below contain articles from the May 30, 1910 Indianapolis Sun that report on the final day of racing for the May 1910 race meet at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Oldfield Ponders 160 MPH

The attachment below contains an article from the May 30, 1910 Indianapolis Sun published on the final day of racing for the May 1910 race meet at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.