Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys Elizabeth Blackstock

The Indianapolis 500 is a race that stands alone, outside the pantheon of championship-directed open-wheel racing in America — and it's one of the most coveted events for a sanctioning body to organize. In 1996, the Indy car realm had blown to pieces over access to the iconic event, and dissatisfied teams attempted to set up their own version of the 500. This is the story of the short-lived rivalry between the Indianapolis 500 and the U.S. 500.

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Episode Bibliography:

Indy Split: The Big-Money Battle That Nearly Destroyed Indy Racing by John Oreovicz

The IndyCar Wars: The 30-Year Fight for Control of American Open-Wheel Racing by Sigur E. Whitaker

Blood and Smoke: A True Tale of Mystery, Mayhem, and the Birth of the Indy 500 by Charles Leerhsen

https://web.archive.org/web/20100813130152/http://www.automobilemag.com/features/racing/0906_indianapolis_motor_speedway_birthplace_of_speed/index.html

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star/138159883/

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/us-scene/indycar/remembering-the-split-that-nearly-sunk-indycar-racing/




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Sanctioning bodies don't just set the rules for a race series — they also determine the culture and ideologies of the series they represent. In post-war America, the two biggest sanctioning bodies of sports car racing were the SCCA and the AAA Contest Board, and they both had very distinct ideas about what should constitute a series. One faction was determined to embrace an international focus; the other wanted to keep racing strictly regional and strictly amateur. The battle between them almost KILLED motorsport in America.

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Episode Bibliography:

Watkins Glen, The Street Years 1948-1952: Glory, Drama, and the Birth of American Road Racing by Philippe Defechereaux

https://www.racingarchives.org/blogpost/road-racing-wars-the-fight-for-control-of-post-war-sports-car-racing-in-america-part-one/

https://www.racingarchives.org/blogpost/road-racing-wars-the-fight-for-control-of-post-war-sports-car-racing-in-america-part-two/

https://www.scca.com/articles/2000732-sportscar-feature-game-changer

https://www.historicracing.com/driverDetail.cfm?driverID=5106

https://openpaddock.net/2014/01/13/indycar-how-did-we-get-here-pt-1-when-did-we-start/


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Cheryl Glass is a name that every motorsport fan should have known. For years, any time she showed up to a race track, she was the first Black woman to have competed there. She carved a path of broken records through the Washington state area before spreading her wings to take on challenges all across America. She should have been a star.

Instead, her chances to race became fewer and farther between. She got married and divorced. She tried some new cars and failed. She reported that her home was burglarized, and that she was raped. On July 15, 1997, Cheryl Glass' body was found beneath the Aurora Bridge in Seattle. The cause of death was ruled a suicide. But what really happened to Cheryl Glass?

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Episode Bibliography:

The First Lady of Dirt: The Triumphs and Tragedy of Racing Pioneer Cheryl Glass by Bill Poehler

https://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/a10307202/the-life-and-death-of-cheryl-glass/

https://jalopnik.com/the-motorsport-world-owes-cheryl-linn-glass-the-first-1848166884 

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Mario Andretti is, without a doubt, the finest motorsport legend that America has ever produced — but his 1978 Formula 1 World Championship was won under tragic circumstances: His teammate, Ronnie Peterson, was killed at the Italian Grand Prix. Peterson was Andretti's biggest challenger for the title. Without that competition, Andretti took the win.

Today on "Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys," we're speaking with Mario Andretti himself in order to better understand just what an emotional challenge that 1978 season was for him.

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Episode Bibliography: 

Mario Andretti: World Champion by Nigel Roebuck (Thank you to my wonderful friend Zoe for sending along the relevant sections I asked for!)

Ronnie Peterson: Superswede by Alan Henry

Colin Chapman: The Man and His Cars by Gerard Crombac

My Greatest Defeat: Stories of Hardship and Hope from Motor Racing's Finest Heroes by Will Buxton

Life at the Limit: Triumph and Tragedy in Formula One by Sid Watkins.

https://www.indianapolismonthly.com/arts-and-culture/sports/the-wrecked-rebuilt-life-of-aldo-andretti




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In 1961, Formula 1 crowned its first-ever American World Driver Champion. Californian Phil Hill — a driver whose ulcer-ridden body should have prevented him from racing at the top levels of motorsport — never quite seemed like the prototypical race car driver. But if an American earned the highest honor in motorsport within the first 11 years of F1's existence, why don't we better remember and celebrate Phil Hill?

The answer lies in the title-deciding 1961 Monza Grand Prix, a tragic, deadly race that immediately overshadowed Hill's greatest success.

This is the first of a two-part series focusing on the tragedies of F1's American World Champions. 

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Episode Bibliography: 

The Limit: Life and Death on the 1961 Grand Prix Circuit by Michael Cannon

Phil Hill: A Driving Life by Phil Hill

Monza: A Glorious History by Paolo Montagna

The American Legacy in Formula 1

https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Carrera_Panamericana-1952-11-23.html

https://www.automotivehalloffame.org/honoree/phil-hill/

https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/who-was-phil-hill-the-legend-who-shunned-the-spotlight-58307

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1961/44/xxxii-italian-grand-prix/




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The 1952 Watkins Glen Grand Prix should have been yet another leap toward solidifying road racing's popularity in the United States — but instead, the death of one seven-year-old-boy in a crash brought American motorsport to its knees. This is the story of Frankie Fazzary, the young boy whose death changed the tides of racing and created the automotive world we know today. This is a story that has, tragically, been forgotten.

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Episode Bibliography: 

Watkins Glen, the Street Years 1948-1952: Glory, Drama, and the Birth of American Road Racing by Philippe Defechereaux 

Watkins Glen: From Griswold to Gordon, Fifty Years of Competition at the Home of American Road Racing by J.J. O'Malley and Bill Green

Watkins Glen Racing: Images of Sport by Kirk W. House and Charles R. Mitchell

https://www.newspapers.com/image/279393633/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/279589937/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/276687494/

https://www.nytimes.com/1952/09/21/archives/sports-car-rams-crowd-kills-boy-12-spectators-at-annual-race-in.html

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95370544/Frank-%E2%80%9CFrankie%E2%80%9D-Fazzari


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