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Indoor Drag Racing In Chicago

The indoor drag races at Chicago’s International Amphitheatre during the 1960s were a unique series of events with no known indoor drag racing having taken place before or since.

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The Racing History Of The Milwaukee Mile

After an absence of five years, stock car racing returns to the famed Milwaukee Mile at Wisconsin State Fair Park on Father’s Day, June 16, with the ARCA Midwest Tour late model series highlighting the afternoon’s action.

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The History Of 16th Street Speedway

While Tony Hulman labored to resurrect Indianapolis Motor Speedway from the ravages of neglect incurred during World War II, a new track took shape within sight of Hulman’s racing empire.

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Hard-Charging Jimmy Reece

“Boy, there was a guy who had about 14 different personalities,” Johnny Boyd laughed as he described his friend Jimmy Reece to writer Terry Reed.

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1979: Controversy & Rick Mears

In more than a century of fierce racing at the highest level, the Indianapolis 500 has generated many drama-filled months of May.

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Remembering Tony Bettenhausen

With the 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500 only days away, it seemed appropriate to remember the late Tony Bettenhausen.

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60 Years Of Memories

Heading into the 60th running of the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday, May 26, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the history books are filled with statistics about NASCAR’s longest race.

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McLaren’s Rich History

McLaren has a rich history of competing in the Indianapolis 500.

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1969 — The Year Mario Won

There were many years Mario Andretti should have won the Indianapolis 500, but he didn’t.

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One-Legged Bill Schindler

In an era when sportswriters tagged competitors with colorful nicknames, William Lawrence Schindler earned a few — “Bronco Bill,” “Wild Bill” and after a tragic 1936 accident, “One-Legged” Bill Schindler.