Pre-WWII Racing

Pre-WWII Racing

This section is for Pre-World War II automobile racing of all types.  Motorcycle racing information is grouped in the Motorcycles Subject Page.

Books

Films

Event Photography

Drivers/Mechanicians

A - D Aitken, Johnny Alley, Tom Anderson, Gil Basle, Charles Beardsley, Ralph Belcher, Fred Bigelow, Charlie Boyer, Joe Bragg, Caleb Bruce-Brown, David Burman, Bob Caracciola, Rudi Chevrolet, Arthur Chevrolet, Gaston Cobe, Harry Cooper, Earl Corum, L.L. Croker, Frank Cummings, Bill Davis, Floyd Dawson, Joe Delaney, Ernest DePalma, Ralph DePaolo, Pete Dickson, Samuel P. Disbrow, Louis Dreyfus, René

E - K Ellis, Fred Endicott, Bill Endicott, Harry Fox, Frank Frame, Fred Frayer, Lee Goux, Jules Grant, Harry Greiner, Art Hall, Howard Harroun, Ray Hearne, Eddie Hughes, Hughie Jagersberger, Joe Jay, Webb Jeffkins, Rupert Jones, Will Keech, Ray Knight, Harry Knipper, Billy

L - W Lockhart, Frank Lytle, Herb Marquette, Mel Merz, Charlie Meyer, Louis Milton, Tommy Mulford, Ralph Murphy, Jimmy Nuvolari, Tazio Oldfield, Barney Overhead, Will Petillo, Kelly Resta, Dario Rickenbacker, Eddie Roberts, Floyd Rose, Mauri Sarles, Roscoe Schneider, Louis Schuster, George Seay, Lloyd Shaw, Wilbur Strang, Lewis Souders, George Tetzlaff, Teddy Thomas, Rene Tower, Jack Turner, W.H. Wilcox, Howdy Wishart, Spencer

Government Resolutions

Events

Name	Series	Location
Cobe Cup		Elgin Road Course
Grand Prize
Indianapolis 500		Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Meadow Brook Historic Races	vintage race	Waterford Hills, Michigan, USA
Millers at Milwaukee Vintage Indy Car Event	Vintage Indy Car	The Milwaukee Mile
New York to Paris Automobile Race		New York, USA to Paris, France
Vanderbilt Cup
Zippo U.S. Vintage Grand Prix	Sportscar Vintage Racing Association	Watkins Glen International

Article Index

Date	Article	Source
June 14, 1895	Race of Carriages Without Horses.	The New York Times
December 20, 1899	AUTOMOBILE CLUB CHALLENGE.	The New York Times
June 4, 1902	SPEED CONTESTS ON HIGHWAYS BARRED	The New York Times
October 26, 1902	MOTORS IN CLOSE RACES.	The New York Times
November 30, 1902	Gasoline Motor's Fast Mile.	The New York Times
May 26, 1903	AUTOMOBILE RACE ACCIDENTS INCREASE	The New York Times
May 31, 1903	Land for Automobile Speedway.	The New York Times
June 21, 1903	New Records for Automobile.	Washington Post
April 6, 1904	OLDFIELD DISQUALIFIED	The New York Times
October 10, 1904	AUTO RACER ARENTS STILL IN HOSPITAL	The New York Times
October 10, 1904	HILLIS DECRIES AUTO RACE.	The New York Times
November 9, 1904	AUTOMOBILE RECORDS BY FRANK CROKER	The New York Times
May 31, 1905	Webb Jay's Auto Wins.	The New York Times
August 27, 1905	WOMAN AUTO DRIVER SCORES TWO VICTORIES	The New York Times
April 1, 1906	On a Circular Track with Barney Oldfield	Bozeman C. Bulger
April 11, 1906	AUTO RACE CHANGES HAILED WITH APPROVAL	The New York Times
August 5, 1906	WOMEN IN AUTO RACE.	The New York Times
September 9, 1907	BIG MOTOR RACE MAY BE REPEATED	The New York Times
July 30, 1908	The Longest Auto Race	Kirkus News Service
February 4, 1909	Two Women Enter for Auto Race.	The New York Times
February 8, 1909	INDIANA'S AUTO SPEEDWAY	The New York Times
February 22, 1909	BUICK CAR MAKES 100-MILE RECORD	The New York Times
November 21, 1909	ELGIN WANTS COBE CUP RACE.	The New York Times
August 23, 1910	Fast Time on Elgin Auto Course.	The New York Times
August 23, 1910	Sanction for Auto Race Meet.	The New York Times
October 16, 1910	History of Automobile Racing in America	Fred J. Wagner
January 8, 1911	REVIEW OF ROAD RACING SEASON	The New York Times
January 15, 1911	DE PALMA ON DRIVING.	The New York Times
February 21, 1911	DISBROW DISCUSSES INDIANAPOLIS RACE	The New York Times
February 5, 1911	AUTO RACE PILOTS ARE NOT DEVELOPED	The New York Times
March 5, 1911	Praises Le Mans Course.	The New York Times
April 10, 1911	MULFORD TO DEFEND TITLE.	The New York Times
May 28, 1911	Auto Racers Hurled 100 Feet; Unhurt	The Dallas Morning News
May 30, 1911	Crowd of 100,000 at the Speedway	Indianapolis News
May 30, 1911	CRUSH AT UNION STATION	Indianapolis News
May 30, 1911	Forty Autos Start in Contest Today	The Dallas Morning News
May 30, 1911	Harroun is in Lead at 300	Indianapolis News
May 30, 1911	One Dead and Many Injured	Indianapolis News
May 30, 1911	Train and Trolley Bear in Thousands	Indianapolis News
May 31, 1911	BALLOON IS NEGLECTED.	Indianapolis News
May 31, 1911	Dickson Well Known at Mishawaka.	Indianapolis News
May 31, 1911	Great Race, The	Indianapolis News
May 31, 1911	Harroun Only One Sure of His Place	Indianapolis News
June 1, 1911	Indianapolis Injured Confined in Hospital	The Dallas Morning News
August 27, 1911	TWO DIE, MANY HURT, AT ELGIN AUTO RACE	The New York Times
November 2, 1911	$10,000 Auto Race on Labor Day	The New York Times
November 2, 1911	De Palma to Drive Mercedes.	The New York Times
July 3, 1912	No Elgin Road Auto Race.	The New York Times
July 21, 1912	ELGIN RACE REVIVAL PLEASES MANY AUTOISTS	Fred J. Wagner
August 12, 1912	TETZLAFF TO DRIVE IN ELGIN ROAD RACE	The New York Times
August 21, 1912	Peugeot Cars Entered.	The New York Times
September 30, 1912	Milwaukee Course Fast.	Fred J. Wagner
January 23, 1913	Western Auto Circuit.	The New York Times
August 28, 1913	Wishart Makes Fast Time at Elgin.	The New York Times
August 23, 1914	WISHART KILLED IN ELGIN AUTO RACE	The New York Times
February 21, 1915	Big Auto Races Are On This Week	The New York Times
May 18, 1915	AUTOS TUNING UP FOR SPEEDWAY RACE	The New York Times
June 1, 1915	OLDFIELD LAUDS DE PALMA.	Barney Oldfield
June 1, 1915	RECORD OF PAST RACES.	The New York Times
August 4, 1915	Rickenbacker in Elgin Races.	The New York Times
November 26, 1915	COOPER AUTO RACE VICTOR	The New York Times
March 16, 1919	DURANT WINS AUTO RACE.	The New York Times
March 16, 1919	SEVEN CARS NOW ENTERED.	The New York Times
August 24, 1919	MILTON WINS ELGIN RACE.	The New York Times
February 29, 1920	MURPHY, A NOVICE, WINS $10,000 RACE	The New York Times
April 4, 1920	TEN ENTRIES TO DATE.	The New York Times
August 29, 1920	De Palma is First in Elgin Auto Race	The New York Times
November 26, 1920	GASTON CHEVROLET KILLED IN RACE	The New York Times
September 18, 1922	Sarles, Auto Racer, Is Burned to Death In Kansas City Contest Won by Milton	The New York Times
November 6, 1922	Automobile Race Drivers to Organize for Self-Defense	The New York Times
January 1966	The Longest Auto Race	The John Day Company
June 16, 2006	Indianapolis Memories: DePalma in 1912	Bill Crittenden
February 4, 2007	Nazi-era Race Car For Auction	Anthony Fontanelle
February 24, 2008	"Mad Marion" MacDonald...the Reason Behind the Name Will Stir A Chuckle	Jeremy T. Sellers
August 8, 2010	Greatest Driver Who Ever Lived, The	Jeremy T. Sellers
May 12, 2011	Mille Miglia: 375 Oldtimer starten beim berühmtesten Straßenrennen der Welt	Wikinews
May 18, 2011	Recognizing the 100th Anniversary of the Indianapolis 500	United States Senate
May 27, 2011	Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the First Indianapolis 500	Mike Pence

Subject Images

	Original Pre-WWII Racing Subject Image, Used April 2011 to May 2012 Ray Harroun's Marmon Wasp 19KB
	Subject Image, Used May 2012 to Current Ray Harroun's Marmon Wasp 20KB