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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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Ray Harroun Lives!

1911 Indianapolis 500 champ Ray Harroun is alive again in the new book, "The Legend of the First Super Speedway," (

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Intersection of Early Racing & Boxing

06/27/2011

Trivia time. This video of heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson and Tommy Burns has at least a couple of connections to early American auto racing.

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