From the Indianapolis 500 Motor Speedway to the dirt oval tracks in small Indiana towns, thousands of Hoosiers frequent the raceway of their choice each year. Today, there are an estimated 40 asphalt, clay, and dirt-covered oval tracks in Indiana where race fans cheer local drivers, often navigating jalopies pieced together from junkyard parts, to victory lane. Though many racetracks remain in operation throughout the state, dozens have fallen to the wayside over the past 100 years. Forever in remembrance are the famous and not so famous Indiana-born drivers who thrilled fans at those now defu... Read More
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From the Indianapolis 500 Motor Speedway to the dirt oval tracks in small Indiana towns, thousands of Hoosiers frequent the raceway of their choice each year. Today, there are an estimated 40 asphalt, clay, and dirt-covered oval tracks in Indiana where race fans cheer local drivers, often navigating jalopies pieced together from junkyard parts, to victory lane. Though many racetracks remain in operation throughout the state, dozens have fallen to the wayside over the past 100 years. Forever in remembrance are the famous and not so famous Indiana-born drivers who thrilled fans at those now defu... Read More
From the Indianapolis 500 Motor Speedway to the dirt oval tracks in small Indiana towns, thousands of Hoosiers frequent the raceway of their choice each year. Today, there are an estimated 40 asphalt, clay, and dirt-covered oval tracks in Indiana where race fans cheer local drivers, often navigating jalopies pieced together from junkyard parts, to victory lane. Though many racetracks remain in operation throughout the state, dozens have fallen to the wayside over the past 100 years. Forever in remembrance are the famous and not so famous Indiana-born drivers who thrilled fans at those now defunct tracks. Evansville native Charlie Wiggins won the Gold and Glory Sweepstakes four times. Bob Kinser from Bloomington raced over 40 years and is an inductee of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame, and Tom Cherry of Muncie won the Little 500 four times.
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Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of Sports
Publication Date: 3rd May 2021
State: Indiana
Illustration Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781467106641
Format: Paperback
BISACs: PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) SPORTS & RECREATION / Motor Sports
Author Bio
David Humphrey is the author of Abandoned Madison County, Indianapolis: The City Known as Naptown, He Never Complained, and Indiana's Lost National Road. The award-winning photographer is the recipient of the 2005 Kodak Gallery Award for Portrait Photography, 2005 Gordon Parks International Photography Merit Award, and Best of Show at the 1999 Indiana State Fair. He resides in Pendleton, Indiana.
Walker Humphrey is an award-winning musician and composer. Humphrey co-authored He Never Complained, his first published book. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Ball State University in 2022 and aspires to write novels. He resides in Muncie, Indiana.
From the Indianapolis 500 Motor Speedway to the dirt oval tracks in small Indiana towns, thousands of Hoosiers frequent the raceway of their choice each year. Today, there are an estimated 40 asphalt, clay, and dirt-covered oval tracks in Indiana where race fans cheer local drivers, often navigating jalopies pieced together from junkyard parts, to victory lane. Though many racetracks remain in operation throughout the state, dozens have fallen to the wayside over the past 100 years. Forever in remembrance are the famous and not so famous Indiana-born drivers who thrilled fans at those now defunct tracks. Evansville native Charlie Wiggins won the Gold and Glory Sweepstakes four times. Bob Kinser from Bloomington raced over 40 years and is an inductee of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame, and Tom Cherry of Muncie won the Little 500 four times.
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of Sports
Publication Date: 3rd May 2021
State: Indiana
Illustrations Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781467106641
Format: Paperback
BISACs: PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) SPORTS & RECREATION / Motor Sports
David Humphrey is the author of Abandoned Madison County, Indianapolis: The City Known as Naptown, He Never Complained, and Indiana's Lost National Road. The award-winning photographer is the recipient of the 2005 Kodak Gallery Award for Portrait Photography, 2005 Gordon Parks International Photography Merit Award, and Best of Show at the 1999 Indiana State Fair. He resides in Pendleton, Indiana.
Walker Humphrey is an award-winning musician and composer. Humphrey co-authored He Never Complained, his first published book. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Ball State University in 2022 and aspires to write novels. He resides in Muncie, Indiana.
