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Old 11-21-2017, 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Jobu View Post
I am pretty sure that the other driver is Barney Oldfield, probably the most famous race car driver of the early 20th century.
Jobu, very biased here (as he is a direct relative of mine), but when talking AAA sanctioned races, Ray Harroun was as famous if not more than Oldfield from 1905-1911. Oldfield was a speed daredevil, no question unmatched here, but was often banned from big-track racing.

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