Indy 500 Races
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Oct 24 2026
InstaGRAM Report: Videos and films archived on VanderbiltCupRaces.com
Recently, between writing articles, I have been repopulating the VanderbiltCupRaces.com “Films” tab with videos about the vehicles in the collection and other historic subjects that we share with our viewers. This post highlights a selection of films and videos that can be found on the website.
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Mar 18 2025
Mystery Friday Foto #11 Solved: Pete De Paolo’s 1925 Indy Team
Did you identify Pete De Paolo's 1925 Indy Team?
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Oct 15 2024
Mystery Friday Foto #41 Solved: Louis Chevrolet at Indy
Did you identify Louis Chevrolet at the 1916 Indy 500?
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Sep 17 2012
Hemmings Daily: All Blowed Up: Putting the Marmon Wasp’s block back together
David Traver Adolphus has written a follow-up article in Hemmings Daily on the condition of the Marmon Wasp following the 2011 Indy 500 parade lap.
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May 22 2012
Indianapolismotorspeedway.com: Vintage Indy 500 Cars To Take To The Brickyard During Legend’s Day
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has published this news item concerning this Saturday's Legend's Day.
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Jan 30 2012
Willy T. Ribbs and Wendell Scott- Pioneer African American Drivers
Noel Gish (President of the Board of Trustees of the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum): "Howard, has an African-American ever competed or placed in a Indy race? Did an African-American compete in the Vanderbilt races?"
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Dec 30 2011
Archives: Indy 500 Races
Below are related links to the Indy 500 Races available on VanderbiltCupRaces.com: Updated August 19, 2011:
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Nov 29 2011
The Dramatic Story of the Marmon Wasp During the 2011 Indy 500 Parade Lap
The parade lap of seven vintage cars prior to this year's Indy 500 Race was a thrill for everyone involved. However, only a few people know about the near-accident that almost occurred at the beginning of the parade lap. Let's start at the beginning:
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Nov 18 2011
More Memories: Return of the Alco Racer to the Indy 500
Mark Dill's excellent website Firstsuperspeedway.com brought back fond memories of this year's historic Indy 500 with the reposting of the video of Emerson Fittipaldi's parade lap and the recent New York Times article on the Black Beast.
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Nov 10 2011
May 7, 1911 The World : Harry Grant Practicing on the Motor Parkway at 107.8 Miles Per Hour
Margaret, George and Eric Vitale of Barn Find Antiquities recently purchased a vintage leather trunk. To their surprise, the bottom of the truck was lined with a May 7, 1911 edition of the newspaper The World including this article:
