The Indianapolis 500: The Story of the Motor Speedway [Indy]

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1961. Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 0x0x0. Signed by author. Revised Golden Anniversary edition. Former library copy, usual marks. Inscribed and signed by author on half-title page ('To the patrons of the Perry Public Library, with best wishes, Brock Yates'). 1961 Hard Cover. 182, [1] pp. Black-and-white photographs throughout. Brock Yates was the long-time editor of Car and Driver magazine, and also wrote the screenplays for Cannonball Run and Smokey and the Bandit II. This work provides a history of one of the most important races in automotive sports, along with accounts of some of its greatest racers' careers.