4-time Indianapolis 500 winner A.J. Foyt on the way to his first victory in 1961.
4-time Indianapolis 500 winner A.J. Foyt on the way to his first victory in 1961.
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History of the Indianapolis 500 – Part Two

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History of the Indianapolis 500 – Part Two

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Leigh Dorrington
Leigh Dorrington is an automotive historian and contributor to automotive publications in the U.S. and Europe including AutoWeek, Vintage Motorsport, Classic and Sports Car, MotorSport, Gasoline for Swedish hot rodders and Automobile Quarterly. The common denominators in his widespread interests and subjects are automotive design and competition. Leigh is actively engaged as a concours judge and consultant and is a director of the Saratoga Fall Ferrari Festival in Saratoga Springs, New York. He lives in a 1771 Connecticut farmhouse, where he channels a rich tradition of earlier automotive journalists and drives a Proteus Jaguar C-type.
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