Tony Hulman

The Man Who Saved the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Sigur E. Whitaker (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

248 Seiten

2014
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-7882-8 (ISBN)

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Almost unknown when in 1945 he purchased the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and its famous race, Tony Hulman soon became a household name in auto racing circles. He is credited not only with saving the Speedway from becoming a residential housing development but also with reinvigorating auto racing in the United States. Until his purchase of the Speedway, Hulman had not been involved in auto racing; he was the CEO of Hulman & Company, a wholesale grocer. An astute businessman, Hulman made Clabber Girl Baking Powder a national brand and successfully led the reorientation of the family fortunes to include a range of businesses including a beer company, a Coca-Cola franchise, a broadcast empire, and real estate and gas companies.

This biography of Hulman covers his many ventures, particularly the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Indianapolis 500, and his philanthropy.

A native of Indianapolis, Sigur E. Whitaker, is the great-great-niece of James Allison, one of the founders of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. A retired banker, she lives in Norfolk, Virginia.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

1. Purchase of the Speedway

2. The Hulmans Come to America

3. Hulman & Company Early Years

4. Hulman & Company Middle Years

5. Clabber Girl

6. Tony’s Early Adventures

7. Racing Resumes

8. The Vukovich Era

9. The Crisis in Auto Racing

10. USAC’s First Years

11. The Golden Jubilee Race

12. Breaking the 150 Mile-Per-Hour Barrier

13. Celebrating the 50th Indy 500

14. Tough Times at the Speedway

15. IMS Museum

16. F. W. Cook Brewing

17. Coca-Cola Bottler

18. Hulman, Orville Redenbacher and Popcorn

19. Diversification

20. Giving to Education

21. Giving Back

22. Dreams of Riding the Rails

23. Controversy

24. The End

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	7.5.2014
Zusatzinfo	14 photos, appendix, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	345 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Auto / Motorrad
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Motor- / Rad- / Flugsport
ISBN-10	0-7864-7882-9 / 0786478829
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-7882-8 / 9780786478828
Zustand	Neuware