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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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William Bourque

11/03/2013

The very first day of auto racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway produced the track's first fatalities. Driver Wiliam Bourque and riding mechanic Harry Holcomb lost their lives in the meet's feature race of the day, the Prest-O-Lite 250 miler.
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