Indy 500 History

Photo by K.D. Jones. Indy 500, possibly 1937-38?

Traditionally, Memorial Day weekend in Indianapolis features the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing", the Indy 500. This year due to COVID-19, the race has been moved to 23 August 2020. While going through a set of my Gumpy's old photos, I stumbled on these, possibly taken in 1937 or 1938. The one above looks like it was taken from Section 70 into a turn. Below is a cool shot from pit row, and another of a camera crew to capture the action.

Photo by K.D. Jones. Pit row?

Photo by K.D. Jones. Camera crew to capture the race.

I'll need to review Gumpy's collection of short stories to see if it sheds some light on when these were taken, or provides any of the back story to his day at the track. These are a cool bit of Indiana sports history. I have more to share over the weekend from his time as a lifeguard at Indiana Dunes and action shots from a football game at Arsenal Tech.