James R. Trueman was an American businessman and automobile racing team owner. His most successful business ventures were Red Roof Inn motels and the Truesports racing team. Bobby Rahal won the 1986 Indianapolis 500 for the team. Eleven days after the victory, Trueman succumbed to colon cancer and died at the age of 51.
Trueman during practice at the 1986 Indy 500
Truesports victory parade in Columbus, Ohio. Trueman was too ill to attend.
Red Roof Inn is an American economy hotel chain in the United States with over 600 properties globally, primarily in the Midwest, Southern, and Eastern United States. Red Roof Inn is a pet-friendly hotel chain.
A Red Roof Inn in Manassas, Virginia
Red Roof Inn, Ann Arbor, Michigan
An interior shot of a Red Roof Inn NextGen room renovation.