39 Cars Enter International 500 Mile Indianapolis Race – Automobile Trade Journal – 1 June 1926
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.comAutomobile Trade Journal, Vol. 30, No. 12, June 1, 1926 39 Cars Enter International 500 Mile Indianapolis Race 32 Americans, 5 French, 2 British 91½ in. Racers in ClassicHartz Breaks “300” Record at Atlantic CityDevore Wins at Charlotte INDIANAPOLIS will be the Mecca of […]
Racing Records Fall and Drivers Pocket Cash in Fast 1926 Season – Motor Age – 30 December 1926
At the very end of the 1926 A.A.A. season, an extensive summary is made on the financial gains of several of that year’s drivers over the 12 races. Names of Frank Lockhart, Peter DePaolo, Fred Comer, Dave Lewis, Norman Batten, Peter Kreis, Earl DeVore, Harry Hartz, Dave Lewis, Bennett Hill, Earl Cooper and more, pass […]
Wide Open for 500 Miles – Motor Age – 27 May 1926
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.comMotor Age, Vol. XLIX, 49, No. 21, May 27, 1926 Wide Open for 500 Miles THE great Indianapolis automobile race is the most brilliant speed spectacle in the world.Swarming into the gates to see it this year will be probably 150,000 persons. Circling the bricks […]
Small Engines and Rain Cut Indianapolis Speed – Motor Age – 3 June 1926
Text and jpegs by courtesy of hathitrust.org www.hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracinghistory.comMotor Age, Vol. XLIX, 49, No. 22, June 3, 1926 Small Engines and Rain Cut Indianapolis Speed But 912 Cubic Inch Race Cars Show Up Well in First TrialBy SAM SHELTON BY winning the Fourteenth International Sweepstakes race at Indianapolis Memorial Day, May 31, Frank […]
Bulletins on the Full Distance – Motor Age – 3 June 1926
This is a secure sequencing of the complete race over all the 200 laps or over all of the 500 miles. More like a speciality for Motor Age of those days. Indeed, covering the whole race with such a detailed description, really gives a long and extended read. But it’s one that gives you the […]