Even though the article I've been covering "Check Out 7 secret Indy 500 Remnants" by Will Higgins in the May 27, 2016, Indianapolis Star didn't actually mention it other than the graves of Wilbur Brink (see June ) and Erwin "Cannonball" Baker (see June 8 and today), a lot of people associated with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indy 500 are buried at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis.
To start with, the Father of the IMS, Carl Fisher, is buried there as are the other three "founding Fathers" James A. Allison, Frank Wheeler and Arthur Newby.
That alone would make a trip to the cemetery worthwhile, but there are many others, including the 1919 Indy 500 winner Howdy Wilcox and 1931 winner Louis Schneider. Two others racing in the 1911 first-ever Indy 500, Frank Fox and Charles Merz are also there.
And, There Are More. --DaCoot
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Monday, May 25, 2015
Lots of History At That Old Track
I just got back from my fourth Indy 500 trip a few hours ago. And there is a lot of history associated with the venue.
Carl Fisher was instrumental in its founding as he wanted a place to safely test the fairly new and growing American love affair with automobiles. I am sure he could never have envisioned this past weekend in even his wildest dreams.
Of course, if there was ever a man of "No Small Dreams," that would be Carl Fisher. Not only was the Speedway one of his things, but also the Lincoln Highway, Dixie Highway, Miami Beach and, I believe Montauk somewhere in the northeast.
If I recall, without looking it up, the first ran here in 1909, but the famed Indy 500 race did not begin until a few years later. As a matter of fact, this next one will be a real biggie as it is the 100th Running of what they call the Greatest Spectacle in Racing.
That Is Going to Be SOME Party. --Cooter
Carl Fisher was instrumental in its founding as he wanted a place to safely test the fairly new and growing American love affair with automobiles. I am sure he could never have envisioned this past weekend in even his wildest dreams.
Of course, if there was ever a man of "No Small Dreams," that would be Carl Fisher. Not only was the Speedway one of his things, but also the Lincoln Highway, Dixie Highway, Miami Beach and, I believe Montauk somewhere in the northeast.
If I recall, without looking it up, the first ran here in 1909, but the famed Indy 500 race did not begin until a few years later. As a matter of fact, this next one will be a real biggie as it is the 100th Running of what they call the Greatest Spectacle in Racing.
That Is Going to Be SOME Party. --Cooter
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