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Bicyclists raced in half-mile and mile classes on public racetracks usually reserved for horse racing. Other members of the Club included Fred
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1155:"Barney Oldfield, Ex-Racer, Is Dead. Pioneer Auto Driver Was First to Travel a Mile a Minute. Retired From Track in 1918. Daredevil of His Day Steered By Handles. Set Mark in Florida"
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1338:"Wow! A Mile a Minute!"
1179:"Wow! A Mile a Minute!"
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1236:. The Gale Group. 2004
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1397:First Super Speedway
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614:John Walter Christie
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3085:Bradley Motorsports
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1207:"Bern Eli Oldfield"
834:Hall of Fame (2014)
652:Holy Cross Cemetery
96:Championship titles
3115:Andretti Autosport
3062:Newman/Haas Racing
3012:Leader Card Racing
2997:Teams & Owners
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2690:SĂ©bastien Bourdais
2680:SĂ©bastien Bourdais
2671:SĂ©bastien Bourdais
2653:Cristiano da Matta
2625:Juan Pablo Montoya
2588:Jacques Villeneuve
2532:Emerson Fittipaldi
1736:2016-03-03 at the
1706:William F. Nolan,
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1949:Louis Meyer
1930:Harry Hartz
1861:Dario Resta
1836:(1905â1955)
1663:November 5,
1637:November 5,
1611:November 5,
1586:November 5,
1561:November 5,
1536:November 5,
1511:November 5,
1481:Motor West,
1391:Mark Dill.
1240:January 14,
1216:November 5,
1184:Smithsonian
863:I Love Lucy
781:Los Angeles
729:carburetors
699:Back Street
656:Culver City
590:Los Angeles
300:during the
134:Best finish
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3130:Categories
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3067:Truesports
2984:Ălex Palou
2974:Will Power
2965:Ălex Palou
2898:Will Power
2662:Paul Tracy
2464:Rick Mears
2454:Rick Mears
2436:Rick Mears
2411:A. J. Foyt
2373:A. J. Foyt
2297:A. J. Foyt
2268:A. J. Foyt
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2229:A. J. Foyt
2023:Mauri Rose
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1107:References
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415:Henry Ford
411:Tom Cooper
395:Henry Ford
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307:As of the
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2392:Tom Sneva
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2075:1942â1945
1986:Bob Carey
1866:1917â1919
1852:1906â1915
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1132:March 26,
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470:San Diego
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2093:Ted Horn
2084:Ted Horn
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2060:Rex Mays
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466:Peerless
403:gasoline
380:Syracuse
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1302:July 5,
1081:Top 10
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969:87.250
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594:Phoenix
517:Florida
455:Yonkers
373:Stearns
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290:Wauseon
288:, near
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1049:Poles
1021:Totals
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798:(1952)
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622:Ormond
606:Venice
602:Corona
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978:200
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261:1905
211:Wins
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