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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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01/25/2016

Long lost to open wheel racing is the role of the riding mechanic, called "mechanician" in the Heroic Age. The men that took the assignment in the day were typically understudies to the driver and aspired to take responsibility for the wheel.

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