Bessie Lee Paoli was the third female car owner to enter the Indianapolis 500 and was the most successful. Like Maude Yagle, who entered the 1929 Indianapolis 500 with Ray Keech at the wheel for an eighth-place finish, Bessie was not permitted in the pits. She had to hand notes ...
George Ober
USAC Is Formed
Between January 1 and June 30, 1955, auto racing killed ninety-one and injured over 100. The American Automobile Association, the sanctioning body for championship series, sprint car racing and midget racing, decided its mission of better automobile safety was inconsistent with auto racing. On August 3, 1955, AAA president Andrew ...