The Indianapolis 500
Subtitle: a century of excitement
By: Ralph Kramer ; [foreword by David Letterman ; preface by Helio Castroneves]
Publisher: Krause Publications
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Iola, WI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781440212802; 9781440214134
Subjects: Indianapolis Speedway Race; Automobile racing; Indy cars; History
Description: Kramer celebrates the centennial of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, through its many makeovers and a century of speed records.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 252) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1911 to 1919: a stroke of genius; title: 1920 to 1929: the roaring '20s; title: 1930 to 1939: racing on a shoestring; title: 1940 to 1949: surviving the war years; title: 1950 to 1959: roadsters reign supreme; title: 1960 to 1969: Engine! What? Where?; title: 1970 to 1979: the wing's the thing; title: 1980 to 1989: the age of refinement; title: 1990 to 1999: the changing of the guard; title: 2000 to 2010: the roaring 2000s; title: Where are they now? The fate of the winning cars.