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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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The Indy 500's First Driver's Meeting

07/24/2009

I just uploaded an article on the first driver's meeting ever conducted for the Indianapolis 500. It was held on the evening of May 27, 1911. Legendary officials such as Starter Fred Wagner (you can read his book on this site), Referee A.R.

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