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The Indianapolis 500 was first contested in 1911. This cheap little book tells the story of the ill fated thirty ninth running of the great auto race in 1955. Although the sport was always dangerous, what happened to the men who drove in the 1955 Indianapolis 500 was astounding. Over half of the starting line up was killed while behind the wheel of a racing car over a period of thirty three years. They were truly star-crossed. The Indianapolis 500 is America's greatest race and is called The Greatest Spectacle in Racing. These men gave definition to that term. Bill Vukovich was the returning champion and was the star of the racing game that year. What would he do to return to the winner's circle?