Thomas, in Delage Wins – The Automobile – 4 June 1914
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com The Automobile, Vol. XXX (30), No. 23, June 4, 1914 Thomas, in Delage, Wins First Four Places in 500-Mile Sweepstakes Taken by Delage and Peugeot – Oldfield in Stutz FifthBy J. Edward Schipper INDIANAPOLIS SPEEDWAY, IND., May 30. – Special to THE AUTOMOBILE. Once […]
Bulletin Board Story of the Race – Motor Age – 1 June 1922
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com Motor Age, Vol. XLI (41), No. 22, June 1, 1922 Bulletin Board Story of the Race Mile by Mile the Romance of a Great Contest Unreels Itself Before the Eyes of Thousands Tense With the Expectancy of Daring and Disaster SPEEDWAY, Indianapolis, May 30. […]
Small Cars Win New Laurels in 500-Mile Race – Motor Age – 1 June 1922
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com Motor Age, Vol. XLI (41), No. 22, June 1, 1922 Small Cars Win New Laurels in 500-Mile Race Five of the 183 Cu. In. Engines Break Record Made in 1915 With 300 In. Design — 1922 Classic a Field Day for Straight EightsBy B. […]
Getting Ready for Indianapolis – Motor Age – 27 April 1922
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com Motor Age, Vol. XLI (41), No. 17, April 27, 1922 Some Intimate Racing Gossip – Getting Ready for Indianapolis By PAUL DUMAS THE winter races held on the Pacific coast this season were unusually successful from every point of view. Each of the […]
Murphy, Shattering DePalma’s Record, Wins Classic – Automobile Journal – June 1922
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com The Automobile Journal, Vol. LXIX (69), No. 10, June 1922 Murphy, Shattering DePalma’s Record, Wins Classic Stopping Only for Tires and Fuel, Victor of Indianapolis Race Averages 94.48 Miles an Hour, Leading Field for Entire Distance. LEADING from start to finish, Jimmy Murphy […]
Who Wins? – Automobile Journal – May 1922
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com The Automobile Journal, Vol. LXIX (69), No. 2, May 1922 Who Wins? Indianapolis Speedway Again the Cynosure of All Eyes as Speed Demons of Two Continents Prepare for Tenth Annual Battle.(By STEVE HANNAGAN.) WHEN starter Eddie Rickenbacker waves his red starting flag from his […]
American Cars at Big International Sweepstakes – Automobile Journal – June 1921
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com The Automobile Journal, Vol. LXVIII (68), No. 17, June 1921 American Cars Take All Big Money at Big International Sweepstakes (By P. J. HIPES.) DRIVING a Frontenac, Milton won the Ninth International Sweepstakes at Indianapolis, Ind., May 31, before the largest crowd ever […]
Harking Back a Decade – Motor Age – 26 May 1921
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com Motor Age, Vol. XXXIX, No. 21, May 26, 1921, page 10 – 15 Harking Back a Decade By ROY E. BERGWhat Ten Years of Racing on the Hoosier Oval Recall battling by science against the forces of nature. Man has evolved cunning machines capable […]
American Car Wins Eighth International Sweepstakes at Indianapolis – The Automobile Journal – June 1920
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com Automobile Journal, Vol. LXVIII, 67, No. 11, June 1920 American Car Wins Eighth International Sweepstakes at Indianapolis Gaston Chevrolet in Monroe Special Carries Off Premier Honors in 500-Mile Race May 31. IN THE presence of nearly 125,000 automobile race enthusiasts, and with no serious […]
Los Angeles Speedway Races Marred by Three Fatalities – The Automobile Journal – December 1920
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.com Automobile Journal, Vol. LXVIII, 67, No. 11, June 1920 Los Angeles Speedway Races Marred by Three Fatalities THE closing big racing event of the season in the automobile field on the new board speedway at Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Cal., Thanksgiving day, was marred […]