This is my wife's favorite excerpt from my book, "The Legend of the First Super Speedway." Autographed copies available at the link.
1911 Indianapolis 500 champ Ray Harroun is alive again in the new book, "The Legend of the First Super Speedway," (
Barney Oldfield gave an interesting interview in 1910. The writer focused on the spectacular: accidents and speed. There were some factual issues with the piece, especially reporting that Oldfield retired for three years beginning in 1906.