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Jun 04 2011
Exclusive Video: Emerson Fittipaldi Driving the Alco Black Beast During the 2011 Indy 500 Parade Lap

This ten-minute "thrill of a lifetime" video documents two-time Indy 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi and Howard Kroplick driving the restored Alco Black Beast during the 2011 Indy 500 Race parade lap on May 29, 2011. Over the 2 1/2 mile lap, the racer averaged 45 mph with a maximum speed…
May 31 2011
Memorable Images From the 2011 Indy 500 Pre-Race Ceremonies

The Black Beast team and Alco racer were on the Indy track for three hours on race day from 8:30 am to 11:30 am. These three hours allowed amazing access to some unforgettable images:
May 30 2011
Newsday: “Vintage race cars celebrated at Indy 500”

Just returned from Indy with amazing photos, videos and stories...will post during the rest of the week. For today, these are highlights of Robert Cassidy' s weekend coverage of the story in Newsday:
May 30 2011
Archives: Indy 500 Centennial Celebration-2011

Links to posts on VanderbiltCupRaces.com related to the 100th Anniversary of the Indy 500 Race (Updated: November 29, 2011):
May 28 2011
Patch.com: “Black Beast to Run Centennial Lap in Indy 500”

Christopher Collora has produced this article and accompanying video for Saturday's Patch.com:
May 27 2011
Roslyn News “The Alco Black Beast Racer Returns to Indianapolis”

This week's Roslyn News has a featured article: "The Alco Black Beast Racer Returns to Indianapolis":
May 26 2011
Huffington Post: “The Indy 500 Celebrates Its 100th Year”

Kate Kelly has written an article The Indy 500 Celebrates Its 100th Year in the Huffington Post relating the Indy 500 Races with the Vanderbilt Cup Races. Highlights are below:
May 25 2011
Carl Fisher’s Stoddard Dayton- The First Pace Car

In celebration of Sunday's 100th Anniversary of the Inaugural Indy 500 Race, posts during this week will feature information on this historic race:
May 12 2011
100th Anniversary Indy 500 Article “Homecoming: The Marques of 1911”

A rich century of automotive heritage will be honored this Friday, May 13 and Saturday, May 14, 2011 at the 100th Anniversary Indy 500 Celebration of Automobiles at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The official program for the event has been published including an article "Homecoming: The Marques of 1911" written…
May 07 2011
“The Black Beast” in the 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500 Official Program

The 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500 Official Program is now on sale nationwide. The 2011 Program features multiple, fold-out covers, a special autograph pull-out, numerous feature stories, driver bios, statistics, event and Indianapolis Motor Speedway fan information.