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"Legend of the First Super Speedway" Excerpt

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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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01/17/2010

William F. Nolan, biographer of Barney Oldfield wrote a remembrance of the legendary driver's stirring drive in the 1914 Cactus Derby. I came across it in a Google search and decided to share.

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