This is my wife's favorite excerpt from my book, "The Legend of the First Super Speedway." Autographed copies available at the link.
1911 Indianapolis 500 champ Ray Harroun is alive again in the new book, "The Legend of the First Super Speedway," (
The date was June 19, 1909 - 100 years ago today - and the event was the Cobe Trophy (pronounced "Coe-Bee") and the winner was Louis Chevrolet. The above link will take you to fantastic coverage of this event.