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	Indianapolis 500 [Definition]
		For 2005 the start Indianapolis 500 was pushed up to improve their TV ratings, thus preventing NASCAR drivers to be able to compete at Indy and Lowe's on the same day; Indiana Indiana, meaning the "Land of the Indians", is a state of the United States.
		The Indianapolis 500 Mile Race, frequently shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, is an American race for open-wheel automobiles held annually over the Memorial Day Memorial Day is a United States public holiday that takes place on the last Monday of May. It was formerly known as Decoration Day.
		He is one of three men to win the Indianapolis 500 four times (1979, 1984, 1988, 1991).
	www.wikimirror.com /Indianapolis_500

	Pit Road News, IRL Racing Archives
		INDIANAPOLIS, Friday, April 15, 2005 – Art Cross, the first-ever Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year in 1952 and a runner-up finisher in the 1953 race to Bill Vukovich, died April 15 in La Porte, Ind. He was 87.
		INDIANAPOLIS, Friday, June 3, 2005 – ABC Sports’ live broadcast of the 89th Indianapolis 500 on May 29 drew a national rating nearly 60 percent higher than the 2004 race and the highest rating for the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” since 1996, according to figures released June 3.
		Patrick’s history-making drive in the 2005 Indianapolis 500, which saw her become the first woman to lead the race and then finish fourth – the highest-finishing woman ever at the “500” – led to a huge spike in retail sales.
	www.pitroadnews.com /archives/irlarchive.htm

	MSN Encarta - George Bush
		In 1953 his younger sister Robin, the next oldest child in the family, died from leukemia.
		He made a well-publicized appearance at an Indianapolis, Indiana, gathering of national Republican leaders in 1997, and speculation about his presidential ambitions began to increase.
		Bush repeatedly said that his sole focus was being elected to another term as Texas governor.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761581479/George_Bush.html

	Indianapolis 500
		Early in Hulman's tenure the Indianapolis 500 came to be known as "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing".
		The Indianapolis 500 marks its 78th running on May 29, 1994.
		Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened in 1909 as an automotive testing and competition facility when the car industry was thriving in Indiana.
	www.sergioleonardi.com /autoracing/Indy.htm

	1953 Indianapolis 500 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Results from the 1953 Formula One Indianapolis 500 held at
		This page was last modified 16:58, 26 May 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1953_Indianapolis_500

	Vukovich: the Original Legend - - part one
		To drive the "Indianapolis 500," in those days, was to submit to four hours of physical torture, as the cars danced over the slippery brick surface, on the main straightaway, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
		Second year "500" driver and 1949 AAA Champion Johnnie Parsons, the winner of the rain-shortened 1950 "500," was driving one of the smaller dirt track style racers.
		The heavy front wheel drive racers, which had dominated in the immediate post-war runnings, of the "500," were being challenged and replaced by the smaller designs, which were also raced on the dirt miles, during the rest of the AAA season.
	www.bjwor.com /970207.html

	History
		The association with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway led to the adoption by the band of white tunics for the bagpipers and black tunics for the drummers to match the traditional checkered flag signaled to the winner at the end of the Worlds Greatest One-Day Sporting Event.
		This band was recognized at many Indianapolis performances by their all male members who were required to be six feet or taller.
		With the assistance of columnists Lowell Nussbaum of the "Indianapolis Star" and Irvan Leibowitz of the "Indianapolis Times", the general public was notified of an organizational meeting at the Indianapolis Athletic Club.
	www.500gordonpipers.com /html/history.html

	Indianapolis Racing 1957 Record - The best place to for record and record sites on the web.
		Indianapolis 500 is not too impressive, Cooper established an overall driving performance record virtually unmatched in racing...
		the Rebel 300 in 1957 and '59; the Southern 500...
		Indianapolis Raceway Park, the 18th of 23 events in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing...
	record.1stwebdir.com /index.php?k=indianapolis-racing-1957-record

	Indianapolis 500
		Indianapolis 500 - Held every Memorial Day weekend; 200 laps around a 2.5-mile oval at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
		Indianapolis 500 - Officially sanctioned as Grand Prix race from 1950-60 only.
		Indianapolis 500: IDIOTAPOLIS; Dario blasts French ace for wrecking glory bid as Englishman Dan roars to shock win.(Sport) (Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland))
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0113092.html

	Indianapolis 500 Casualties
		Indianapolis News photographer, J. Parke Randall, captured the scene when tragedy struck during the pace lap of the 1960 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race.
		1937- George Warford, Indianapolis, and Otto Rhode,Toledo, Ohio.
		1909-Homer Joliff, Franklin, Ind., and James West, Indianapolis.
	www.indymotorspeedway.com /500fatal.htm

	Indianapolis Motor Speedway
		The Marmon "Wasp," which won the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in 1911 with Ray Harroun at the wheel, and was featured on a postage stamp in the U.S. Postal Service's Transportation Series.
		The Hall of Fame Museum also displays the equipment and methods used for timing and scoring the Indianapolis 500 from the first race to the 21st century, including a viewer-activated computer presentation that explains the progress through the years.
		The Duesenberg #12 Murphy Special, the only car ever to win both the Indianapolis 500 (1922) and the French Grand Prix at Le Mans (1921).
	ims.brickyard.com /museum

	GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Circuits > Indianapolis Motor Speedway
		Vukovich won in 1953 and 1954 and was leading in 1955 when he was killed, flipping on the back straight.
		Indianapolis served as a landing strip and repair depot for the military during the conflict, but in 1919 the race was on again.
		In 1998 George agreed a deal with Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone for Indianapolis to host the United States Grand Prix in 2000 and funded a massive construction program to build a Formula 1 road course on the Indianapolis infield and replace the existing pitlane facilities with new buildings.
	www.grandprix.com /gpe/cir-027.html

	May Madness and the Indianapolis 500
		Many old-timers consider Bill Vukovich I, who won the "500" in 1953 and 1954, as the greatest "500" champion of all time.
		Mears also won the "500" four times and he is the only person to win the "500" three times from the "pole" position (that is, he was the fastest qualifier and then won the race).
		Their average speeds for 500 miles were 162.026 mph and 162.029 mph, respectively; that's only three thousandths of a mile per hour difference, after 500 miles of racing.
	www.americancabarettheatre.com /mm_and_the_indianapolis.htm

	ind500
		The Indianapolis 500 is an automobile race that has been run each May since 1911.
		INDIANAPOLIS 500 - hotel glasses - unknown number, one per year.
		INDIANAPOLIS 500 - official - 1951 (or earlier) through 1993.
	www.glassnews.com /ind500.html

	Indianapolis 500 -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Victories at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 500-Mile Race in 1990 and 1997 made Arie Luyendyk the 15th driver in the race's history to hoist the winner's trophy...
		July 5, 2004, Anaheim, Calif.), won the Indianapolis 500 twice and was a racing star in the late 1950s and early '60s.
		American automobile-racing driver who won the Indianapolis 500 three times—1937, 1939, and 1940—and was president of the Indianapolis Speedway (1945–54).
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9042305

	Tony and that first trip
		Actually Bettenhausen pioneered the use of the jet pilot style helmet in the 1953 "Indianapolis 500." This was the immediate predecessor to the full-face helmets, which were introduced by Dan Gurney in 1968.
		For 1953, Bettenhausen took over the J.C. Agajanian number 98 Kuzma- Offy that carried Troy Ruttman to victory in the 1952 "Indianapolis 500." Tony made his best "Indianapolis 500" qualifying effort to date with a run at 136.020 mph for sixth on the grid.
		Manuel Ayulo was killed at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway practicing for the "500." Within a month after Bill Vukovich's fatal crash at Indianapolis, a Mercedes Benz racer driven by Pierre Levegh plowed into a spectator area during the Le Mans 24-hour race.
	www.bjwor.com /010123.html

	About the Author Rex Dean
		The researcher on this project, Rex Dean, has had an intense interest in the Indianapolis 500-Mile-Race since 1953 when Bill Vukovich won his first Indianapolis 500-Mile-Race.
		He has attended many Indianapolis 500-Mile-Races through the years and while in Indianapolis during the Month of May researched every imaginable aspect of the track itself, the race and particularly the Vukovich accident.
		The circumstances of the accident that took Vukovich's life captured Dean's imagination and led to a lifelong fascination with every aspect of the Indianapolis "500".
	home.pacbell.net /rdean/About_the_Author.html

	! International Angler
		Sir Garrick was a member of both the 1948 and 1953 Australian Olympic swimming teams, winning a bronze medal, and he won a gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle event at the 1950 Commonwealth (then called “Empire”) Games.
		Eighteen months later, in 1953, Lyman retired from the military with the rank of Commander and returned to the magazine.
		Although Glassell traveled the world hunting marlin, bluefin tuna and swordfish, his research convinced him he would find his giant quarry in the bait-rich waters off Cabo Blanco, Peru, and on August 4, 1953 he landed the 1,560 pound record fish that would withstand the test of nearly a half-century of tackle and boat improvements.
	www.igfa.org /hall.asp

	Washingtonpost.com: Indianapolis 500 Facts, Figures and Records
		The running of the 83rd Indianapolis 500 is the fourth race in the current 11 race Indy Racing League season.
		The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that hosted its first motor racing event in 1909 and its first Indy 500 in 1911.
		In terms of attendance, the Indy 500 is the largest single-day sporting event in the world.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/sports/autorace/longterm/1999/indy500/facts.htm

	Johnson's Indy 500
		[1950] [1951] [1952] [1953] [1954] [1955] [1956] [1957] [1958] [1959]
		Indy 500 Winners Who Won the Following Week
		Drivers Who Won Their First Championship/Indy Car Race in the "500"
	www.geocities.com /johnsonindy500/indy500/indymenu.html

	The Jimmy Daywalt Tribute Site
		Jimmy Daywalt, 1953 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the year
		He was born August 28, 1924 in Wabash, died April 4, 1966, buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis
		Please browse and enjoy all the information I have collected so far.
	www.angelfire.com /in4/jimmydaywalt

	Coastal181.com / Online Catalog
		Can you believe when the 1961 Western North Carolina 500 was declared over after only 250 miles because of a deteriorating track surface, 4,000 fans held the drivers hostage One of NASCAR’s earliest tracks, in Daytona, Florida, used a beach for one straightaway and a public highway for the other.
		Richly illustrated with hundreds of colorful photographs from the ISC Publications-Archives, Daytona 500: The Official History is the definitive record of the premier event in stock car racing.
		All of the legends of NASCAR are here, from Richard Petty, whose career at Daytona included an unrivalled seven 500 victories, to Dale Earnhardt, whose relentless pursuit of a Daytona 500 trophy lasted decades before his triumph in 1998.
	www.coastal181.com /bookstore.htm

	GeoScience Books - Previous Catalog
		Rprnt from Jrnl Geol Soc Aust Vol 1, 1953.
		Rprnt from Soc Geog Argentina Vol 2 Pt 1, 1953.
		Cloth spine on marbled brds, approx 500 pp in 2 Vols, many illus.
	www.geosciencebooks.com /oldcatalog.html

	Rare Sports Films - Vintage Baseball Video Sports Auto Racing Events
		1968 Indianapolis "The 52nd 500" - Bobby Unser wins his first 500 in the final year of the controversial turbines!
		Clark winning the 500 and the story of his racing life.
		1975 Indianapolis "A. Foyt: The 18th Challenge" - Foyt is runnerup to Bobby Unser, but emphasis is on the Foyt team throughout.
	www.raresportsfilms.com /auto.html

	GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Races > 1953 Results > United States GP
		As usual the Indianapolis 500 was included in the World Championship but none of the Europeans went to The Brickyard in 1953.
		Qualifying resulted in Bill Vukovich- who had nearly won in 1952- setting the pace with Fred Agabashian and Jack McGrath completing the front row while the second row was shared by Miguel Ayulo, Andy Linden and Tony Bettenhausen.
		The event was marked by extreme heat which resulted in many drivers needing replacements and one actually dying as a result of his exertions.
	www.grandprix.com /gpe/rr025.html

	1953 Indy 500® Winner - #14
		F or 1953, Bill Vukovich stayed with car owner Howard Keck, mechanics Jim Travers and Frank Coon, and the very same car with which they had dominated and nearly won the 1952 Indianapolis 500
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		Late on the first day of qualifying, with thunder and dark clouds threatening,
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	CanadianDriver: Corvette to Pace Indianapolis 500
		The 86th running of the Indianapolis 500-mile race will also mark the return of Chevrolet for the first time since 1993 with the all-new Chevy Indy V8 racing engine.
		Chevrolet won 86 Indy car races, including six Indianapolis 500 victories, and five series championships from 1986 to 1993.
		Chevrolet has paced the Indianapolis 500 12 times, more than any other brand:
	www.canadiandriver.com /news/020207-2.htm

	f1raceusa
		Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis - September 24, 2000
	www.h1u1n1t.ndtilda.co.uk /FormulaOne/f1raceusa.html

	rpm.espn.com: Indianapolis 500 driver deaths
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