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Race
car driver Lewis Strang surveys the layout for Indianapolis Motor
Speedway. Strang would go on to win the second event held at the track
in December of 1909 when he drove his Fiat powered racer to a five
mile win at an average speed of 9l.8l mph. He also ran a quarter mile
on the main straight at 111.86.
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We
are not totally convinced the talented mechanical engineer Ray Harroun
actually won the first Indianapolis 500 but we do know that his accomplishments
in the world of wheels and aeronautics were outstanding.
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Ray Harroun
poses with the customary headgear of 1911 |
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A
fair lass offers her hanky and heartfelt wishes of Godspeed to the
smoking racers on this 1909 Indianapolis Motor Speedway program cover.
Note the International flavor of the flags hung across the track.
From its inception Car Fisher proclaimed the Speedway to be the “Greatest
Race Course In The World”.
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