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Author Kramer, Ralph.

Title The Indianapolis 500 : a century of excitement / [Ralph Kramer ; preface by Helio Castroneves ; foreword by David Letterman].

Publication Info. Iola, WI : Krause Publications, 2010.

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Location Call No. Status
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Adult Department  796.72 KRA    Storage
Description 256 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 252) and index.
Summary Kramer celebrates the centennial of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, through its many makeovers and a century of speed records.
Contents 1911 to 1919: a stroke of genius -- 1920 to 1929: the roaring '20s -- 1930 to 1939: racing on a shoestring -- 1940 to 1949: surviving the war years -- 1950 to 1959: roadsters reign supreme -- 1960 to 1969: Engine! What? Where? -- 1970 to 1979: the wing's the thing -- 1980 to 1989: the age of refinement -- 1990 to 1999: the changing of the guard -- 2000 to 2010: the roaring 2000s -- Where are they now? The fate of the winning cars.
Subject Indianapolis Speedway Race -- History.
Indianapolis Speedway Race -- History -- Pictorial works.
Automobile racing -- Indiana -- Speedway -- History.
Indy cars -- History.
Indianapolis Speedway Race.
ISBN 9781440212802
1440212805
9781440214134
1440214131
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