Mark Dill's blog

May 17, 1913 - Led by the Peugeot team drivers Jules Goux and Paul Zuccarelli an all-star cast of the top racing drivers of the day blasted around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway "Raising Ned" - slang in the day for taking great risk. The newspapers marveled at the sizzling speed in excess of 90 MPH lap averages.