Auto racing is a dangerous sport. From the very earliest races, there have been crashes and as speeds have increased, so did the severity of the injuries.
The initial races in August 1909 were stopped because of the carnage. When racing resumed in May 1910, the founders of the Indianapolis ...
Jim Allison often came home from work and before dinner would go for a swim in the 70 foot by 22 foot swimming pool in the basement of his home, Riverdale Springs. One day in March 1914, he dove into the pool. The shock of the cool water brought on ...
It all began In late November 1971 when Team Penske ran a “super secret” test on the American Motors Matador at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. The only people present were Team Penske engineer Chuck Cantwell, driver Mark Donohue, technicians from Holman & Moody which built the car, and officials from ...
In the 1920s and 1930s, speeding motorists would be asked by the patrolman, “Who do you think you are, Barney Oldfield?” The question referenced Barney who was widely known as the Speed King.
Like many of the successful racers of that period, Berna Eli Oldfield, was quickly drawn to the ...
I suspect you are wondering what baking powder has to do with auto racing. It is among the reasons that Tony Hulman had the financial resources to buy the Indianapolis 500.
Clabber Girl Baking Powder was manufactured by Hulman & Company which, by 1945, was owned by Tony Hulman. Hulman ...