Since 1911, Wisconsin residents have made important contributions to Indianapolis 500

Edit Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 29 May 2016
How long and how deeply have Wisconsin and the Indy 500 been linked? The No. 1 entry in the very first race ... ....

It's 100 years and counting for Indianapolis 500

Edit Daily Breeze 29 May 2016
INDIANAPOLIS >> Ray Harroun never could have envisioned the speed, science and styling behind the cars on the starting grid for the 100th Indy 500, not when he was piloting the Marmon Wasp to victory in the inaugural race back in 1911. His black-and-gold car looked like a battering ram on wheels, rather than the sleek, fighter-jet-like cars of today ... ....

The hype is back at Indy and everyone wants to win the 100th

Edit Philadelphia Daily News 29 May 2016
INDIANAPOLIS - Tony Kanaan spent the final practice before the Indianapolis 500 talking to the race track ... "I think this track will pick the winner ... That 2013 victory was the most important of his career and the Brazilian is eager to try for another in front of the first capacity crowd in the history of a race that was first run in 1911 ... ....

It’s 100 years and counting for Indianapolis 500

Edit LA Daily News 29 May 2016
INDIANAPOLIS >> Ray Harroun never could have envisioned the speed, science and styling behind the cars on the starting grid for the 100th Indy 500, not when he was piloting the Marmon Wasp to victory in the inaugural race back in 1911. His black-and-gold car looked like a battering ram on wheels, rather than the sleek, fighter-jet-like cars of today ... Yet they’re still racing 500 miles after all these years ... Nobody does....

Alexander Rossi pulls off stunning upset in 100th Indy 500

Edit Boston Herald 29 May 2016
INDIANAPOLIS — An unfamiliar driver, an American no less, ushered in a new era at Indianapolis Motor Speedway by outlasting his faster rivals — and his fuel tank ... Rossi was a 66-to-1 long shot and certainly not the driver anyone would have picked to win ... ," he said ... Herta was the winning car owner in 2011 with Dan Wheldon, the actual 100th anniversary of the first race in 1911, and now can claim a win in the 100th actual race ... ....

How to watch race online (5/29/16)

Edit NJ dot com 29 May 2016
The Indianapolis 500 is celebrating its centennial Sunday, May 29, 2016, with the 100th running of the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing." ... Here is what you need to know.. TrackIndianapolis Motor Speedway. Laps. 200 ... TV. ABC ... That 2013 victory was the most important of his career and the Brazilian is eager to try for another in front of the first capacity crowd in the history of a race that was first run in 1911 ... Pos ... 1 ... 2....

Alexander Rossi takes checkered flag at 100th Indy 500

Edit The Times Picayune 29 May 2016
INDIANAPOLIS — An unfamiliar driver, an American no less, ushered in a new era at Indianapolis Motor Speedway by outlasting his faster rivals — and his fuel tank ... Rossi was a 66-to-1 long shot and certainly not the driver anyone would have picked to win ... ," he said ... Herta was the winning car owner in 2011 with Dan Wheldon, the actual 100th anniversary of the first race in 1911, and now can claim a win in the 100th actual race ... ___ ... ....

Ray Harroun wins 1st Indianapolis 500 in 1911

Edit Deseret News 29 May 2016
Few knew what to expect when they converged on Pressley Farm that May morning, not even the reporters who arrived at the sprawling banked oval for the first International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race. Now, 105 years later, The Associated Press is making its original Indy 500 report available ... (Associated Press Night Report.) ... 14m. 29s ... In the first lap the cars strung out all around the course ... S.P ... Dickson was thrown against a fence ... 59m ... 14s ... ....

Indy 500 gets its hype back for 100th race

Edit Detroit news 29 May 2016
IndianapolisTony Kanaan spent the final practice before the Indianapolis 500 talking to the race track. He wanted to be kind to the old lady, to land in her good graces before the historic 100th running of “The Greatest Spectacle In Racing.” ... That 2013 victory was the most important of his career and the Brazilian is eager to try for another in front of the first capacity crowd in the history of a race that was first run in 1911 ... ....

Drivers covet 100th Indy more than any other

Edit Detroit news 29 May 2016
IndianapolisTony Kanaan spent the final practice before the Indianapolis 500 talking to the race track. He wanted to be kind to the old lady, to land in her good graces before the historic 100th running of “The Greatest Spectacle In Racing.” ... That 2013 victory was the most important of his career and the Brazilian is eager to try for another in front of the first capacity crowd in the history of a race that was first run in 1911 ... TV....

Phyllis M. Taylor to receive The Times-Picayune Loving Cup

Edit The Times Picayune 29 May 2016
For years, Phyllis M. Taylor has been a go-to philanthropist in New Orleans, a person on whom institutions have relied for big donations for projects in education, religion, the arts, the military and more ... She also is someone who takes a deep personal interest in the beneficiaries of the Patrick F ... For such service, Taylor has been chosen to receive The Times-Picayune Loving Cup for 2015 ... Martha M ... Mayo, 1910; Hugh McCloskey, 1911; R.M ... ....

Looking ahead to 100 more years at the Indianapolis 500

Edit Palm Beach Post 28 May 2016
... have envisioned the speed, science and styling behind the cars on the starting grid for the 100th Indy 500, not when he was piloting the Marmon Wasp to victory in the inaugural race back in 1911....

Looking ahead to 100 more years at Indianapolis

Edit Toledo Blade 28 May 2016
INDIANAPOLIS — Ray Harroun never could have envisioned the speed, science and styling behind the cars on the starting grid for the 100th Indy 500, not when he was piloting the Marmon Wasp to victory in the inaugural race back in 1911 ... ....
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