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," (
This guy is a hugely interesting story. Good on him. The Chili Bowl is finally getting serious scrutiny and the idea of prevailing over 300 competitors is daunting - truly a major achievement.