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The Indianapolis 500

Author : J. Craig Reinhardt
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 1684350751
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (843 download)

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Download or read book The Indianapolis 500 written by J. Craig Reinhardt and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2019-04-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known as the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing," the Indy 500 humbly began in 1911. Labeled as the first speedway, this two-and-a-half-mile oval is now home to many of today's top races, including the Brickyard 400, the Verizon IndyCar Series, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, the SportsCar Vintage Racing Association, the Red Bull Air Race World Championship, and its most famous race, the Indianapolis 500. In The Indianapolis 500: Inside the Greatest Spectacle in Racing, speedway tour guide and racing aficionado James Craig Reinhardt shares what makes the legendary racetrack special. He reveals the speedway's unbelievable history, fast-flying action, notorious moments, and its secrets, including facts about the beginning of the brickyard, why the drivers kiss the finish line, how milk became the drink of choice, and much more. The perfect gift for the veteran or rookie, The Indianapolis 500 is a must-have for all race fans.

100 Years, 500 Miles

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781597253055
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book 100 Years, 500 Miles written by and published by . This book was released on 2011-04 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Winning Cars of the Indianapolis 500

Author : James Craig Reinhardt
Publisher : Red Lightning Books
ISBN 13 : 1684350727
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (843 download)

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Download or read book The Winning Cars of the Indianapolis 500 written by James Craig Reinhardt and published by Red Lightning Books. This book was released on 2019-04-01 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At speeds of over 230 miles per hour, the Indy open-wheel race cars set the bar for American Championship car racing. For over 100 years, the Indy cars and their drivers have drawn hundreds of thousands of spectators to Speedway, Indiana, with another 6 million people watching the race on television or by live stream. In The Winning Cars of the Indianapolis 500, James Craig Reinhardt, author and official tour guide for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, details the history of the famous race and how the open-wheel race cars have evolved over the last century. Starting in 1911 with the first running of the Indy 500, Reinhardt profiles each race and car, including the starting position, engine, tires, race speed, margin of victory, and much more. Featuring nearly 200 images of the automobiles and individuals who make the race renowned, this book showcases the top drivers and how racing has changed through two world wars, the Great Depression, and unforgettable accidents. This beautifully illustrated book is a must-have for veteran and rookie race fans alike.

The Legend of the First Super Speedway

Author : Mark Dill
Publisher : BookBaby
ISBN 13 : 1098335163
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (983 download)

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Download or read book The Legend of the First Super Speedway written by Mark Dill and published by BookBaby. This book was released on 2020-11-09 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Legend of the First Super Speedway," is a gritty tale punctuated by humor that chronicles the hero's journey through the pioneering age of American auto racing. It is a factual, previously untold story that must be read for a thorough understanding of auto racing history.

Indy 500

Author : Tom Carnegie
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
ISBN 13 : 9780070506046
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Indy 500 written by Tom Carnegie and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1986 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the cars, events, winners, and losers of the world's fastest and richest automobile race

The Indianapolis 500

Author : James Craig Reinhardt
Publisher : Red Lightning Books
ISBN 13 : 168435076X
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (843 download)

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Download or read book The Indianapolis 500 written by James Craig Reinhardt and published by Red Lightning Books. This book was released on 2019-04-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known as the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing," the Indy 500 humbly began in 1911. Labeled as the first speedway, this two-and-a-half-mile oval is now home to many of today's top races, including the Brickyard 400, the Verizon IndyCar Series, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, the SportsCar Vintage Racing Association, the Red Bull Air Race World Championship, and its most famous race, the Indianapolis 500. In The Indianapolis 500: Inside the Greatest Spectacle in Racing, speedway tour guide and racing afficionado James Craig Reinhardt shares what makes the legendary racetrack special. He reveals the speedway's unbelievable history, fast-flying action, notorious moments, and its secrets, including facts about the beginning of the brickyard, why the drivers kiss the finish line, how milk became the drink of choice, and much more. The perfect gift for the veteran or rookie, The Indianapolis 500 is a must-have for all race fans.

The Indy 500

Author : Ben Lawrence
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738532462
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (324 download)

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Download or read book The Indy 500 written by Ben Lawrence and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1950s and early 1960s are considered by many to be the Golden Era of Racing at the Indianapolis 500, and photographer Ben Lawrence was on hand taking photos of the Greatest Spectacle for the Indianapolis Times. During that era, Ben captured many images of the race and race events that surrounded the Indy 500. He was there when Bill Vukovich met his fate in 1955. He photographed the first Indianapolis 500 Parade, which has become an annual event. He captured A.J. Foyt winning his first race at the Brickyard. He was on hand to photograph the breaking of the 150-mph barrier. Then he saw the transition from the front-engined Offenhauser to the rear-engined Lotus-Fords, which ended the Golden Era.

Black Noon: The Year They Stopped the Indy 500

Author : Art Garner
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1250017785
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Black Noon: The Year They Stopped the Indy 500 written by Art Garner and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2014 Dean Batchelor Award, Motor Press Guild "Book of the Year" Before noon on May 30th, 1964, the Indy 500 was stopped for the first time in history by an accident. Seven cars had crashed in a fiery wreck, killing two drivers, and threatening the very future of the 500. Black Noon chronicles one of the darkest and most important days in auto-racing history. As rookie Dave MacDonald came out of the fourth turn and onto the front stretch at the end of the second lap, he found his rear-engine car lifted by the turbulence kicked up from two cars he was attempting to pass. With limited steering input, MacDonald lost control of his car and careened off the inside wall of the track, exploding into a huge fireball and sliding back into oncoming traffic. Closing fast was affable fan favorite Eddie Sachs. "The Clown Prince of Racing" hit MacDonald's sliding car broadside, setting off a second explosion that killed Sachs instantly. MacDonald, pulled from the wreckage, died two hours later. After the track was cleared and the race restarted, it was legend A. J. Foyt who raced to a decisive, if hollow, victory. Torn between elation and horror, Foyt, along with others, championed stricter safety regulations, including mandatory pit stops, limiting the amount a fuel a car could carry, and minimum-weight standards. In this tight, fast-paced narrative, Art Garner brings to life the bygone era when drivers lived hard, raced hard, and at times died hard. Drawing from interviews, Garner expertly reconstructs the fateful events and decisions leading up to the sport's blackest day, and the incriminating aftermath that forever altered the sport. Black Noon remembers the race that changed everything and the men that paved the way for the Golden Age of Indy car racing.

The Indianapolis 500

Author : Ralph Kramer
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440217580
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book The Indianapolis 500 written by Ralph Kramer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-11-04 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Greatest Spectacle in Racing Since the dawn of automotive racing, the world's best drivers have tested their skills, bravery and the limits of speed in the legendary Indianapolis 500. The winner claims the historic Borg-Warner Trophy, and racing immortality. Officially licensed in cooperation with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis 500: A Century of Excitement tells the compelling and entertaining story of the race that has become known as simply "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing." Overflowing with photographs hand-picked from the Speedway's mammoth photo archives, and filled with historic, behind-the-scene stories, you'll revel in the history that has shaped this amazing event.

Jack Arute's Tales from the Indy 500

Author : Jack Arute
Publisher : Sports Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 1596700408
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (967 download)

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Download or read book Jack Arute's Tales from the Indy 500 written by Jack Arute and published by Sports Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2006 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a pit reporter for ABC Sports, Jack Arute has become one of the most recognizable faces of the Indianapolis 500. From his initial fear of approaching A.J. Foyt in the garage as a cu reporter to watching Danica Patrick rewrite the role of women in motorsports when she became the first woman to lead a lap in the 89th running of the race, ?Jackie? has seen it all. He now relates all of his greatest, funniest, and most meaningful stories in Jack Arute's Tales from the Indy 500.

The Spectacle

Author : Chris Workman
Publisher : Apex Legends
ISBN 13 : 9780996286954
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (869 download)

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Download or read book The Spectacle written by Chris Workman and published by Apex Legends. This book was released on 2017-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A century's worth of legendary drivers, race cars and Indy 500 race action at 'The Brickyard' are covered in this easy-to-follow, illustrated picture book"--Back cover.

Blood and Smoke

Author : Charles Leerhsen
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439149054
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Blood and Smoke written by Charles Leerhsen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-05-22 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One hundred years ago, 40 cars lined up for the first Indianapolis 500. We are still waiting to find out who won. The Indy 500 was created to showcase the controversial new sport of automobile racing, which was sweeping the country. Daring young men were driving automobiles at the astonishing speed of 75 miles per hour, testing themselves and their vehicles. With no seat belts, hard helmets or roll bars, the dangers were enormous. When the Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened in 1909, seven people were killed, some of them spectators. Oil-slicked surfaces, clouds of smoke, exploding tires, and flying grit all made driving extremely hazardous, especially with the open-cockpit, windshield-less vehicles. Bookmakers offered bets not only on who might win but who might survive. But this book is about more than a race--it is the story of America at the dawn of the automobile age, a country in love with speed, danger, and spectacle.--From publisher description.

Autocourse Official Illustrated History of the Indianapolis 500

Author : Donald Davidson
Publisher : Icon Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781905334827
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Autocourse Official Illustrated History of the Indianapolis 500 written by Donald Davidson and published by Icon Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE Indianapolis "500" is much more than merely the best known automobile race in the world. It is a cherished time-honored institution with a glorious history dating back more than one hundred years. Known to most as, quite simply, "The 500," it has been held every year since 1911, the only exceptions being 1917-18 and 1942-45, during the periods when America was involved in the two world wars. Steeped in tradition, it has meant many things to many people and has played an enormous role in the lives of human beings, perhaps even more so for the spectators and devotees than for the participants themselves. For over half a century, Memorial Day meant either trekking to the track or else ensuring that whatever other activity was planned for the day, a radio would always be within earshot. In more recent decades, settling down in front of the television has been added to the equation, while it is now the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend on which the extravaganza takes place, rather than on Memorial Day itself. But the feeling is the same. For the participants, it has been a nearly 100-year saga of dreams, innovation, ingenuity, bravery, triumph, and tragedy. Paupers became millionaires, young men from small towns and broken homes became international celebrities, and regrettably, some of them gave their lives. The "500" has endured world wars, depressions, recessions, political strife, and negative journalism, and yet it continues to draw massive passionate and emotional crowds, whose loyalty is rewarded with never-to-be-forgotten moments such as the finishes of 2006 and 2011, when Dan Wheldon snatched victory on literally the final turn. This, then, is the story of the Indianapolis 500 and how it came to be. This is the story of more than 100 editions of the race, interspersed with a look at some of the compelling personalities, some little-known facts, an attempt to document the origins of some of the traditions, and perhaps even to dispel a few myths. From Harroun to Franchitti, it's all here…

Indy 500

Author : Nancy Roe Pimm
Publisher : Darby Creek
ISBN 13 : 9781581960211
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Indy 500 written by Nancy Roe Pimm and published by Darby Creek. This book was released on 2004 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every year the world's greatest athletes compete in events that crown a champion. In baseball, it's the World Series. In football, it's the Super Bowl. In soccer, it's the World Cup. For auto-racing athletes, it's the Indianapolis 500. Every May, drivers from all over the world come to race in the Indy 500. They push themselves and their cars for 200 laps at more than 200 miles per hour. These men and women take sharp turns, fly down straightaways, make pit stops, and zigzag for position. At the end of the day, one car--one driver--will take the checkered flag. Only one can be the Indy 500 Champion! Take a spin in the fast lane--the inside track--to find out about the Indy 500!

Indy

Author : D. Bruce Scott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780976614906
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (149 download)

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Download or read book Indy written by D. Bruce Scott and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Savage Angel

Author : Thomas Stahler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780578921419
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Savage Angel written by Thomas Stahler and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-17 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Race car driver, Swede Savage, blew into the American racing scene in the late 1960s like his native Santa Ana winds. As a second year driver in the 1973 Indianapolis 500, he was a serious threat to win the world's biggest race. His mysterious loss of control exiting the fourth turn on lap 59 produced one of the most violent crashes in the race's history. His injuries would ultimately prove to be fatal.A pregnant Sheryl Savage witnessed her husband's crash from the grandstand. The daughter born to her three months later, Angela Savage, suffered trans-generational trauma in her mother's womb and would struggle for decades to get her life back on track. Only by going to the Indianapolis 500 to confront her biggest fears, would she find the healing that changed her life forever.

Indy

Author : Terry Reed
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1597973912
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (979 download)

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Download or read book Indy written by Terry Reed and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a nation that worships the automobile for the freedom, style, and status that it confers, the Indianapolis 500, run on or near Memorial Day eighty-seven times, is an annual rite of passage celebrating Americans' love affair with speed. Indy recounts the drivers (677 men and 3 women) who have gone to Indianapolis in the past ninety-five years to live their dreams, staking their lives on the outcome. It highlights the faces in the crowd: hardworking Americans, tinhorn celebrities, hookers, movie stars, gate-crashers, and five American presidents. Terry Reed focuses his narrative on the track's four quarter-mile-long turns, each the site of triumphs (including those of such multiple winners as Billy Vukovich, A. J. Foyt, and Helio Castroneves); grisly deaths (at least sixty-six, including three unrelated men of the same unusual last name who died in the same turn but in different decades); and bizarre heroics (like the sans souci French driver who downed champagne throughout the 1913 Indy 500 and still won). Reed also examines Indy's confluence of racing and aeronautics (World War I flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker once owned the track) and the impact upon the event of such forces as segregation, gender politics, food, fads, publicity stunts, world-class partying, and tasteless pop culture. Indy takes readers on an entertaining, full-throttle ride through the history of one of the world's most famous races and one of America's most hallowed rituals. It is the definitive account of the crown jewel of American motorsports.