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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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06/05/2009

Boy does time fly! Today marks the 100th anniversary of the national championship balloon race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway - the first competitive event at the Brickyard. Historian Donald Davidson writes about it on the IMS Web site.

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