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," (
Check out Barney Oldfield and Ralph DePalma in a 1917 match race at the Indiana State Fair Grounds. Oldfield reportedly won the contest.