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9/19/12, 8:02 AM   #2
Re: The history of open wheel cars
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My buddy and I were talking about the history of open wheel cars and got to thinking, which came first? I think it was the midget but after that was it the sprint or the champ car? If it was in fact the midget, how did they come up with the name midget? What were they comparing it too? A Studabaker lol

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The first Indy 500 in 1911 was won in an open wheel car. And I think other open wheel race cars preceeds that car by a few years, probably in the late 1890's.
 
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