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Bill Ford Owns The Last 1964 Indianapolis 500 Ford Mustang Pace Car That Was Missing For Decades
The Ford Motor Company scion and Executive Chair owns the Mustang that served as the pace car for the 1964 Indy 500, which he ...
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Four inventions that changed motoring - and the battles behind some life changing laws
The first recorded rear view mirror use was when racer Ray Harroun won the Indianapolis 500 in 1911. Instead of having a co-pilot in the passenger seat as a pair of rear-facing eyes, Harroun used ...
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Indy 500 Victors Josef Newgarden, Roger Penske Get Their ‘Baby Borgs’
Every winner since Ray Harroun in 1911 to Josef Newgarden in 2023 is adorned on the trophy in sterling silver. Tony Hulman who owned the track from 1945 until his passing in 1977 is remembered ...
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Indy 500 Winner Josef Newgarden Continues His Week Of Celebration
Josef Newgarden points to his face on the Borg-Warner Trophy From Ray Harroun, the winner of the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911, to Louis Meyer, the first three-time winner of the race ...
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Indy 500 centenary commemorated on U.S. postage stamp
Show full PR text Indianapolis 500 Centennial Celebrated on Forever Stamp Stamp Highlights First Indy 500 Winner INDIANAPOLIS - Ray Harroun, winner of the first Indianapolis 500, begins racing his ...
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Formula E sheds light on history of racecar swapping
Even the first Indianapolis 500, held in 1911, was won with the help of a relief driver. Ray Harroun finished first, but 35 of his laps were driven by Cyrus Patschke. Relief drivers remained a ...
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Indianapolis 500 history
Newby and Frank H. Wheeler more than 90 years ago. In 1911, Indianapolis held its first Indy 500 with Ray Harroun winning with an average speed of 74.602 miles per hour. Since that first Indy ...
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Circle City Industrial Complex gets a new name
He won the first auto race held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Aug. 19, 1909, and went on to design the engine for the Marmon Wasp that Ray Harroun drove to victory in the first Indianapolis ...
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The Astor Challenge Cup: The NTT INDYCAR SERIES Championship
A.J. Foyt is second in starts with 36 from 1958-94 and Ray Harroun is second with eight wins from 1909-11. Aitken also led the first lap of the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in 1911, which was won by ...
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ESPN.com - Triple Crown 2001 - Triple Crown traditions
Before Horton Smith won the first Masters, Oregon the first men's NCAA basketball tournament, Ray Harroun prevailed at Indy and even Richard Sears at the 1881 U.S. Open, Triple Crown hopefuls have ...
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Indianapolis 500 Winners
Year Winner Avg. Speed---- ----- ----- 1998 Eddie Cheever Jr. 145.155 1997 Arie Luyendyk 145.827 1996 Buddy Lazier 147.956 1995 Jacques Villenueve 153.616 1994 Al Unser Jr. 160.872 1993 ...