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2. Robin Miller (journalist) - Wikipedia

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   Miller first visited the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1957, and attended his first Indianapolis 500 in 1959. [3] In 1968, at the age of 18, he got to "stooge" for his driving hero Jim Hurtubise [3] [4] at Indy. Miller was hired for free to do odd jobs with the pit crew, but was fired before the end of the month after he ruined the paint job ...

3. Charlie Merz - Wikipedia

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   At just 17, Merz demonstrated impressive skill as a race driver when he was hired by Arthur C. Newby (one of the future founders of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway) to drive one of his National Motor Vehicle Company stock cars against some of the top competitors in the United States at a 100-mile (160 km) race at the Indiana State Fairgrounds one-mile (1.6 km) dirt oval on November 4, 1905.

4. Harry C. Stutz - Wikipedia

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   Upon arrival in Indianapolis, Stutz was admitted to Methodist Hospital where he underwent surgery to remove his appendix. The surgery was initially reported as successful, and Stutz was listed in fair condition. [12] Despite the initial report, Stutz died the following day, June 26, 1930. [13] [2] Stutz is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery in ...

5. American open-wheel car racing - Wikipedia

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   American open-wheel car racing, generally known as Indy car racing, or more formally Indianapolis car racing, is a category of professional automobile racing in the United States. As of 2024 , the top-level American open-wheel racing championship is sanctioned by IndyCar .

6. Stutz Motor Car Company - Wikipedia

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   The Ideal Motor Car Company, organized in June 1911 by Harry C. Stutz with his friend, Henry F Campbell, began building Stutz cars in Indianapolis in 1911. [2] They set this business up after a car built by Stutz in under five weeks and entered in the name of his Stutz Auto Parts Co. was placed 11th in the Indianapolis 500 earning it the slogan "the car that made good in a day".

7. Bill Simpson (racing driver) - Wikipedia

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   Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Elwood Jesse " Bill " Simpson (March 14, 1940 – December 16, 2019) was an American racing driver , best known as a pioneer in the racing safety business with his company Simpson Performance Products .