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"Indy is the most complete book in the Indianapolis 500 I’ve ever read. Terry Reed deserves the pole position for this book.""Of all the books based on the history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, none have been as extensively and penetratingly researched as Terry Reed’s."
"Terry Reed has done a magnificent job in writing an intriguing and captivating mosaic. He is accurate, entertaining, and amusing, and presents a chronicle that is truly enjoyable to read."
"Terry Reed demonstrates consummate skill as a writer, reporter, and researcher in this enhanced and updated second edition. His book is a pleasure to read and may come as enlightenment even to aficionados of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race."
"Fascinating . . . It's all there for Brickyard junkies, from the first race in 1911 through 2004."
"Captures the legends and lore of the race and the track that hosts it. . . . Indy offers up a detailed, engaging history."
"Indy is one of the most entertaining and enlightening books written on the Indianapolis 500. . . . It is the definitive account of the crown jewel of American motorsports."
"For Terry Reed, Indy surely has been a labor of love. . . . The result is extraordinary: a book that definitively answers the question, 'What's so special about Indy?'"
"Other books have of course been written about the sport . . . but none with the lore, depth, and detail of Indy."
Overview
Indy recounts the drivers (677 men and 3 women) who have gone to Indianapolis in the past ninety-five years to live their dreams, staking their lives on the outcome. It highlights the faces in the crowd: hardworking Americans, tinhorn ...