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Used book, only one copy available.
Author: Wilbur Shaw
Publisher : Coward McCann
Publication date : January 1, 1955
Edition : First Edition
Language : English
Print length : 320 pages
An autobiography of Wilbur Shaw, one of America's most colorful sports figures, before his death in 1954 in, ironically, an airplane crash. The second three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1937, 1939 and 1940), he is also remembered for serving as president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from 1945 until his death in 1954. As a reward for his efforts to revive the Speedway, Shaw was appointed as its president, where he would have complete day-to-day control over the track. To this job, Shaw brought his extensive knowledge of the business of auto racing, something Hulman would admit that he himself didn't have, and Shaw's hard work only cemented the reputation of the "500" as the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing."
Used book, only one copy available.
Author: Wilbur Shaw
Publisher : Coward McCann
Publication date : January 1, 1955
Edition : First Edition
Language : English
Print length : 320 pages
An autobiography of Wilbur Shaw, one of America's most colorful sports figures, before his death in 1954 in, ironically, an airplane crash. The second three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1937, 1939 and 1940), he is also remembered for serving as president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from 1945 until his death in 1954. As a reward for his efforts to revive the Speedway, Shaw was appointed as its president, where he would have complete day-to-day control over the track. To this job, Shaw brought his extensive knowledge of the business of auto racing, something Hulman would admit that he himself didn't have, and Shaw's hard work only cemented the reputation of the "500" as the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing."