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At speeds of over 230 miles per hour, the Indy open-wheel race cars set the bar for American Championship car racing. For over 100 years, the Indy cars and their drivers have drawn hundreds of thousands of spectators to Speedway, Indiana, with another 6 million people watching the race on television or by live stream. In The Winning Cars of the Indianapolis 500, James Craig Reinhardt, author and official tour guide for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, details the history of the famous race and how the open-wheel race cars have evolved over the last century. Starting in 1911 with the first running of the Indy 500, Reinhardt profiles each race and car, including the starting position, engine, tires, race speed, margin of victory, and much more. Featuring nearly 200 images of the automobiles and individuals who make the race renowned, this book showcases the top drivers and how racing has changed through two world wars, the Great Depression, and unforgettable accidents. This beautifully illustrated book is a must-have for veteran and rookie race fans alike. 1. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race are based in the Midwest but have a global following. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum is involved with the book and will help promote it. 2. The book is designed as a coffee-table book with gorgeous pictures and will appeal to the veteran and casual race fans and those interested in the history of automobiles. 3. The Appendix includes easily referenced items in an organized manner such as \"Winning Car Numbers,\" \"Winning Chief Mechanics,\" \"Rookie Winners,\" \"Winners from the Pole Position,\" and others typically not found in one place.

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Championship Auto Racing Teams has confirmed it is considering a race the same day as the Indianapolis 500 unless the Speedway president, TONY...

Championship Auto Racing Teams has confirmed it is considering a race the same day as the Indianapolis 500 unless the Speedway president, TONY...

Gordon, who celebrated only his 24th birthday on Friday, has been a particular irritant lately to Earnhardt. When someone told Earnhardt that he had won $565,600 today, he said jokingly \"That's a little short of what Jeffrey won last year.\" Actually, $47,400 short, to be exact, because Gordon led for more laps last year than Earnhardt did today. Earnhardt's crew showed this weekend that it never jokes about winning and is not to be forgotten as a title contender. The team came here with a new car. Despite practice time that was limited to about 15 minutes on Friday because of rain, it had the car running like a winner less than 100 miles into today's race. \"Our guys are confident,\" he said. \"They're hard workers. And you're not going to beat us by talking about us.\" Wallace, who led for 22 laps today, made his last pit stop a lap after Earnhardt did. Wallace's pit crew was midway along pit lane, and as he left the pits, he was behind Rich Bickle. Joe Nemechek, whose pit position was four behind Earnhardt's, pulled out in front of Bickle. The two collided, and the brief traffic jam slowed Wallace.

\"I've been sitting here looking at the No. 43 car go home for the fifth or sixth time,\" he said, referring to [Richard Petty]'s car. \"I know it's an awful tough feeling sweating to make the race. It's nice to be able to reach a point where you have some security.\" \"In Indy cars or any other kind of racing, they all say: 'Where'd you qualify?' \" said John Andretti, a Winston Cup rookie who drove in the Indy 500 and a 600-mile Winston Cup race in the same day on May 29. \"But in Winston Cup racing, they say: 'Are you in the race?' \" [Danny Sullivan], the 1985 Indy 500 winner, faces the daunting task of qualifying for his first Winston Cup race with an inexperienced team backing him up. \"I don't think we've got that much chance,\" he said, laughing. \"Seriously, though, I think it's going to be very difficult to get in.\"

Asked how many telephone calls he had taken, Darrell Waller, a weekend producer at WLOS-TV in Asheville, said: \"I stopped counting at 50.

\"I felt good about this race,\" Earnhardt said after holding off Rusty Wallace's Ford Thunderbird by 0.426 seconds to win the second Brickyard 400 and $565,600. \"We didn't practice much. I was confident about the race car and about the team and what they had done.\" Earnhardt made his last stop with 32 laps to go, and his crew took only 18 seconds. \"The last pit stop was the key,\" Earnhardt said. \"The guys did a great job on pit road. They got us off pit road and got us in front.\" \"Do you think people have just completely forgot about me?\" Earnhardt asked afterward, sounding more amused than hurt. The response came when someone suggested this victory could re-establish his credibility as a championship contender against Jeff Gordon and Sterling Marlin. The two have surged ahead of Earnhardt, a seven-time Winston Cup champion, in recent weeks as each tries to win his first championship.

He hasn't won a NASCAR Winston Cup race all season and ranks just ninth in points, but Mark Martin is brimming with confidence heading into Saturday's Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Practice for the $4.7 million race - with the winner guaranteed more than $500,000 - gets under way today on the 2 1/2 -mile track. Qualifying is scheduled Thursday and Friday, with Saturday's race slated for a 1:15 p.m. EDT (Channels 2, 9) start. Jeff Gordon, who posted his sixth victory of the year at Talladega last Sunday and moved into the Winston Cup points lead, ranks among the pre-race favorites. He won the inaugural Brickyard 400 in 1994.

Cale Yarborough was a hard-nosed, ask-no-quarter, give-no-quarter driver during his long NASCAR racing career. Yarborough won 83 races as a driver from 1957-88, but has failed to visit Victory Lane as a car owner in 250 starts. His current driver, Jeremy Mayfield, ranks 11th in the point standings heading into Sunday's TranSouth 400 (ESPN; 1 p.m.) at Darlington Raceway. Most drivers on the Winston Cup circuit earn six figures annually. Drivers like [Dale] Earnhardt, Rusty Wallace, Bill Elliott, and - most recently - Jeff Gordon earn millions each year. Mayfield, 26, is in his third season on the Winston Cup tour. He signed a seven-year contract with Yarborough when he joined the team in mid-1994. \"We've got to run in the top five and lead some races before we can win. We're realistic,\" said Mayfield, who only occasionally ran up front while finishing 31st in last year's point standings.