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5/19/20, 9:57 PM   #8
Re: Terre Haute Silver Crown??
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Back to topic...Yes I would love to see both Hoosier 100 & SUMAR 100 run there this year. Wouldn't that be great?

For you history buffs and youngsters too.
Chapman S. Root, heir to the Coca-Cola bottle design fortune, and his friend Donald E. Smith founded Sumar Racing in Terre Haute, Indiana, in 1952. The name Sumar comes from the wives of the two men, Susan Root and Mary Smith. Their well-known racing cars, the Sumar Specials, were a major force in IndyCar racing.
Another historical fact involving the Sumar Special. I believe Marshall Teague was fatally injured while attempting to set a closed course world speed record driving the Sumar Special at the newly completed Daytona International Speedway. This took place just 11 days prior to the very first running of the Daytona 500 in February of 1959.
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