First Super Speedway

Charlie Merz

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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," (

11/17/2009

On November 17, 1905, 17 year-old Charlie Merz and veteran driver W.F. "Jap" Clemens finished their race through the night to set a new world's speed record for 24 hours.