The “Wizard of Indy” is an apt title for master car builder, A.J. Watson. He arrived at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1948 and in 1950 qualified the low budget “Pots and Pans Special”, built by a group of fellow Glendale, California . . . — — Map (db m174964) HM
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Entrepreneur James Allison helped establish Indianapolis Speedway Team Co., 1915, and later built a precision machine shop here near speedway to improve race cars. Upon U.S. entry in WWI, 1917, 500-mile race was suspended and he . . . — — Map (db m106446) HM
Constructed in 1909, the Speedway has contributed significantly to the advancement of automotive technology and development of safety devices. It is unchallenged as the world's oldest continuously operated race course and the site of the largest . . . — — Map (db m228) HM
U.S. entry in WWI spurred rapid
aviation expansion in the country.
Due to city’s strategic location to
military airfields, railroads, and
industry, U.S. Army opened an aviation
repair depot here in early 1918. 809th,
810th, 811th, and 821st . . . — — Map (db m127317) HM
