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- Second Row in Lineup before Start of the 1916 Indianapolis 500 Race - Drivers, mechanics, and cars line up for the start of the 1916 Indianapolis 500. Among those visible is Barney Oldfield (with his trademark cigar) seated in the #15 Delage. This was the first year that riding mechanics were required in all participating cars. The win went to Italian-British driver Dario Resta in a French-built Peugeot.
- May 30, 1916
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Second Row in Lineup before Start of the 1916 Indianapolis 500 Race
Drivers, mechanics, and cars line up for the start of the 1916 Indianapolis 500. Among those visible is Barney Oldfield (with his trademark cigar) seated in the #15 Delage. This was the first year that riding mechanics were required in all participating cars. The win went to Italian-British driver Dario Resta in a French-built Peugeot.
- Press Release, "64 Entries Filed for 81st Indianapolis 500," Indianapolis Motor Speedway, April 21, 1997 - Lyn St. James competed in the Indianapolis 500 seven times from 1992 through 2000. In 1997 she drove the #90 Infiniti-powered Dallara for Hemelgarn Racing. St. James qualified with a speed of 210.145 mph. During the race, accident damage to her suspension ended St. James's run after 186 laps, but she still earned a 13th-place finish.
- April 21, 1997
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Press Release, "64 Entries Filed for 81st Indianapolis 500," Indianapolis Motor Speedway, April 21, 1997
Lyn St. James competed in the Indianapolis 500 seven times from 1992 through 2000. In 1997 she drove the #90 Infiniti-powered Dallara for Hemelgarn Racing. St. James qualified with a speed of 210.145 mph. During the race, accident damage to her suspension ended St. James's run after 186 laps, but she still earned a 13th-place finish.
- Doors from the Gasoline Alley Pit Garages at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway - From near the time of Indianapolis Motor Speedway's opening in 1909 and through 1985, cars and crews were housed in two long wooden structures with 88 individual garage bays. The white-and-green buildings were landmarks at Indy's Gasoline Alley. These doors from those garages were souvenirs kept by Dan Gurney, who competed nine times in the Indianapolis 500 as a driver.
- 1910-1985
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Doors from the Gasoline Alley Pit Garages at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
From near the time of Indianapolis Motor Speedway's opening in 1909 and through 1985, cars and crews were housed in two long wooden structures with 88 individual garage bays. The white-and-green buildings were landmarks at Indy's Gasoline Alley. These doors from those garages were souvenirs kept by Dan Gurney, who competed nine times in the Indianapolis 500 as a driver.