Indianapolis 500 Chronicle
by Rick Popely with L. Spencer Riggs
Of the many full-sweep Indy books this 1998 effort made a credible and for its day herculean attempt to weed out errors that had long dogged the record. Today we can say it is a better book than it had been given credit for.
Novi, The Legendary Indianapolis Race Car, Vols 1 + 2
by George Peters and Henri Greuter
Fan favorites, powerful, and certainly capable of winning, no Novi-engined racer ever won the one event they were designed for, the Indy 500.
Hello, I’m Paul Page: “It’s Race Day in Indianapolis”
by Paul Page & J.R. Elrod
Could auto racing reporting be Emmy-worthy? You bet—Page did it twice! He probably could have brought excitement to reading the telephone directory out loud. From the X Games to hot dog eating contests, this memoir covers six decades in the broadcast booth.
The Last Lap, The Mysterious Demise of Pete Kreis at the Indianapolis 500
by William T. Walker Jr.
On the one hand it was called “the strangest death in all racing history” because no observable causes were found. On the other hand, unobservable forces may/did/could have put so much agony into a man’s soul that going over the edge, flying into the sky, crashing into a tree, was the only sure way to find peace.
Tony Hulman: The Man Who Saved the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
by Sigur E. Whitaker
From wholesale grocer to motorsports impresario this unknown businessman would become a household name. This biography presents these and many other of his activities.
The British at Indianapolis
by Ian Wagstaff
The race that bills itself as “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” turned 100 in 2011. This book celebrates the British contribution to the race, not just the drivers but the mechanics, engineers, designers, and even officials.
James Allison: A Biography of the Engine Manufacturer and Indianapolis 500 Cofounder
by Sigur E Whitaker
You know rearview mirrors, four-wheel brakes, front-wheel drive, and maybe even balloon tires. But do you know that all these things, and many more, can be traced back to one of the businesses that sprang from the fertile mind of James Allison (1872–1928)?
Formula 1’s Unsung Pioneers
The Story of the British Racing Partnership and How it Launched Motorsport into the Modern Era
by Ian Wagstaff
Best known for its association with Stirling Moss but for the worst reason, there are other factors noteworthy about BRP such as being the first fully sponsored F1 team.
Games Without Frontiers: Volume 1, 1966–1974
Matra – Alpine – Ligier – Simca – Renault – Alpine
by Stuart Ager
You can deduce from the cover illustration that this will be one unusual story. This book goes into a lot of behind-the-scenes material—and will require two more volumes to button it all up.
Jim McGee, Crew Chief of Champions
by Gordon Kirby
He cut his teeth working on a private Indy entry cobbled together in a backyard garage and rose to run some of the big-league outfits of his day. An important book about an important man.
F1 Controversies: Formula One’s Most Dramatic and Polarizing Events
by Tony Dodgins
A really good book, delivering exactly what the title promises and without being dramatic or polarizing itself. Well, you’ll wish I’d be longer because there’s just so much interesting material.
Pace Cars of the Indy 500
by L. Spencer Riggs
From Speedway co-founder Carl Fisher’s 1911 Stoddard-Dayton on the book cover to any of the subsequent ones, the Indy pace car remains an enduring tradition, and it represents enormous PR value to the respective maker.
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