May 19, 1913 - Local newspapers reported a great practice crowd of 10,000 fans showing up at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway the previous day. One of the attractions was a car named after a 19th Century race horse - the Jay-Eye-See - in the hands of Case team leader Louis Disbrow. The car wasn't even eligible for the upcoming Indianapolis 500 and was built for land speed records.

May 17, 1913 - Led by the Peugeot team drivers Jules Goux and Paul Zuccarelli an all-star cast of the top racing drivers of the day blasted around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway "Raising Ned" - slang in the day for taking great risk. The newspapers marveled at the sizzling speed in excess of 90 MPH lap averages.

Another entry in my 100 years ago at the Brickyard series.

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