Barney Oldfield Images

Images from Barney Oldfield's racing career. Many of these are items collected from photocopies of newspapers preserved on microfilm. Many of the original photos have been lost to the ages, so some of these images rescued in this manner may be all that remains. While the quality is inferior by today's standards, they still provide interesting information about Oldfield and the events he participated in.

Oldfield vs. Kaiser, May 1906

Barney Oldfield's victory in the Hoosier Sweepstakes event during the May 30, 1906 Decoration Day races at the Indiana State Fairgrounds was controversial. Confusion reigned as the two drivers matched up in the first heat of the contest apparently thought the race distance was five miles while the officials believed they had made it clear the event was for only three miles.

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