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Tony Hulman

Author : Sigur E. Whitaker

Publisher : McFarland

Page : 247 pages

File Size : 34,80 MB

Release : 2014-04-22

Category : Transportation

ISBN : 1476614938

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Almost unknown when in 1945 he purchased the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and its famous race, Tony Hulman soon became a household name in auto racing circles. He is credited not only with saving the Speedway from becoming a residential housing development but also with reinvigorating auto racing in the United States. Until his purchase of the Speedway, Hulman had not been involved in auto racing; he was the CEO of Hulman & Company, a wholesale grocer. An astute businessman, Hulman made Clabber Girl Baking Powder a national brand and successfully led the reorientation of the family fortunes to include a range of businesses including a beer company, a Coca-Cola franchise, a broadcast empire, and real estate and gas companies. This biography of Hulman covers his many ventures, particularly the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Indianapolis 500, and his philanthropy.



Speedway to Sunshine

Author : Seth Bramson

Publisher : Boston Mills Press

Page : 364 pages

File Size : 45,54 MB

Release : 2003

Category : Railroads

ISBN : 9781550463583

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A revised and expanded illustrated history of the railroad from its inception, through the building of the Key West extension, to the present day.



Speedway

Author : Jane Carroll Routte

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 136 pages

File Size : 21,78 MB

Release : 2004

Category : History

ISBN : 9780738533322

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Racing crowds and excitement describe the Racing Capital of the World. Speedway, Indiana is home to the Indianapolis 500, Nascar's Brickyard 400, and Formula One's U.S. Gran Prix. But Speedway is more than a town that surrounds the most famous automobile racing track in the world. The city is proud of its quality schools, and residents have prospered from the businesses in the area. Civic pride runs strong through this community where generations of families have remained in the same neighborhoods, and sometimes in the same house.



All American Speedway

Author : Bill Poindexter

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 128 pages

File Size : 35,38 MB

Release : 2013

Category : History

ISBN : 1467130052

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It began as a rodeo arena with bucking broncos entertaining an annual gathering for the Placer County Fair in Roseville, California, about 10 miles east of Sacramento. The rodeo grounds eventually gave way to a different kind of horsepower in 1955, when a dirt track was built. The original Roseville Speedway later became All American Speedway. The surface was paved in 1972, and three years later, its signature race, the Rose Classic, was born. Future NASCAR drivers Ernie Irvan, Mike Skinner, and more visited the track. The Rose Classic went away in the early 1990s, but NASCAR Whelen All-American Series action lives on each year.



Big John's Speedway Grill

Author : John Youk

Publisher : Meredith Books

Page : 244 pages

File Size : 48,25 MB

Release : 2006

Category : Cooking

ISBN : 9780696226878

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Book Description

Contains interviews and stories with celebrity drivers on the NASCAR racetrack, including Kyle Petty, Sterling Marlin, and others. This book also features recipes including appetisers, entrees, sides, and desserts, each illustrated with colour photos.



Saving Speedway

Author : PHILIP. DALLING

Publisher :

Page : pages

File Size : 26,20 MB

Release : 2020-11-30

Category :

ISBN : 9780857043481

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Saving Speedway tells how the road to recovery began when a small group of men of vision re-opened long-closed venues and then, in 1960, formed a new competition, the Provincial League, which doubled the number of speedway venues overnight and eventually led to a new Golden Age for the sport.



Nazareth Speedway

Author : Tracy L. Berger-Carmen

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 128 pages

File Size : 14,32 MB

Release : 2013

Category : History

ISBN : 1467120480

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In the early 1900s, Nazareth Speedway opened its gates to bring dirt racing to the masses. Located in the industrious town of Nazareth, these tracks hosted many racing legends, such as Mario Andretti, Frankie Schneider, and Al Tasnady, over the years. As the tracks became more popular for racing events, cars got faster, safety rules were modified, and track configurations were changed. In the late 1980s, asphalt was brought in to cover the big dirt track that Nazareth was known for. The new asphalt tri-oval course design was unique and challenged its drivers. Shortly thereafter, IRC merged with Roger Penske, and the track closed in 2004.



One Track Mind

Author : Bethany Campbell

Publisher : Harlequin

Page : 220 pages

File Size : 19,76 MB

Release : 2009-08-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1426837585

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The Halesboro Speedway has been in Lori Garland's family for generations. And thanks to a last-minute offer, she may be able to save the debt-ridden race track. Then she discovers who her mystery buyer is—sports agent Kane Ledger, the bad-boy rebel she loved and lost. The guy from the wrong side of the tracks likes being in the driver's seat for the first time in his life. Now Kane can show his North Carolina hometown—and the girl who turned her back on him—what a success he has become. But seeing Lori again is opening old wounds…and rekindling desire. Is history about to repeat itself? Or can Kane and Lori restore the race track to its former glory and become the winning team they were meant to be?



SPENCER SPEEDWAY LEGENDS 1957-1977

Author : Len Kasper

Publisher : Dorrance Publishing

Page : 229 pages

File Size : 38,82 MB

Release : 2016-10-27

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 1480973661

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SPENCER SPEEDWAY LEGENDS 1957-1977 by Len Kasper SPENCER SPEEDWAY LEGENDS 1957-1977 was written using notes and journals kept by the author, and it tells an in-depth chronology of a racetrack in a suburb of Rochester, New York, over a twenty-year period. The storyline follows the drivers, owners, promoters, officials, and race crews that made this incredible history possible. It includes a multitude of behind-the-scenes information and personal stories with rare photographs from the author and from the racing families themselves. For those who lived through the period, it is a nostalgic trip back in time. For others, it will be a compelling journey through time where local tracks were evolving from jalopy tracks to professional racing circuits, and their drivers rose to national prominence.



Full Throttle

Author : Robert Edelstein

Publisher : ABRAMS

Page : 302 pages

File Size : 29,88 MB

Release : 2006-03-28

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1590205626

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“A superbly researched and engagingly written biography” of NASCAR legend Curtis Turner, known as the Babe Ruth of stock car racing (Sports Illustrated). Curtis Turner’s life embodied everything that makes NASCAR the biggest spectator sport in American history; the adrenaline rush of the races, the potential for danger at every turn, and the charismatic, outrageous personality of a winner. Turner created drama at the racetrack and in his personal life, living the American Dream several times over before he died a violent and mysterious death at the age of forty-six. In gripping prose, and with access to the files of Turner’s widow, sports writer and author of NASCAR Generations Robert Edelstein offers the first complete chronicle of Turner’s life. From his days as a teenage moonshine runner in Virginia, through millions earned in fearless finance deals, to his incredible comeback after four years of being banned from the NASCAR circuit, Full Throttle lets you ride shotgun with the legend.