First Super Speedway

Home Movie: Indy 500 1947

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

Elgin

race statistics

Steve McQueen

24 hour record

Wilbur Shaw

Alfa-Romeo

Joe Matson

per-WWI racing

Brennan Monorail

Baker Electric

06/13/2011

This odd video was derived from a home movie recorded in 1947. It appears to be from the home stretch grandstand C. The race was won by Mauri Rose.