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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Highlighted in Online Project

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WOWO): The greatest spectacle in racing is making an online splash as well.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway is teaming up with IUPUI's university library to bring 100 years of track history to life, online.

A collection of short, oral history gives news insights into the greatest moments of the speedway, and some little told tales from the most important moments in the life of the Indianapolis 500.

A total of 66 stories are available. You can search by year, driver or even favorite car.

The short oral histories offer race insights and commentary and are accompanied by photographs, captures the history of IMS with more than 14,000 images taken from 1879 to 2013.

Among the highlights are the 1960 race during which Jim Rathmann edged out Rodger Ward by 12.75 seconds and a flashback to the 2006 showdown when Sam Hornish Jr. pulled alongside Marco Andretti on the front stretch in a sprint to the finish to win by 0.0635 seconds. Some vignettes feature clips of the IMS Radio Network’s broadcast coverage with iconic announcers like Sid Collins and Paul Page.

You can find out more at www.ulib.iupui.edu. or just Google: Digital Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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