Tony Hulman: The Man Who Saved the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

by Sigur E Whitaker

Almost unknown when in 1945 he purchased the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and its famous race, Tony Hulman soon became a household name in auto racing circles. He is credited not only with saving the Speedway from becoming a residential housing development but also with reinvigorating auto racing in the United States. Until his purchase of the Speedway, Hulman had not been involved in auto racing; he was the CEO of Hulman & Company, a wholesale...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786478829
• ISBN13: 9780786478828
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher