100 mph Club
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The Champion Spark Plug 100 Mile an Hour Club was a group formed to honor drivers who completed the Indianapolis 500 at an average speed of 100 miles per hour or faster. It was formed in 1935, and con
The 100 MPH Club certificate awarded to Louis Durant, currently on display in the office of Indianapolis Motor Speedway president J. Douglas Boles
Champion 100 MPH Club dinner invitation
1925 Indianapolis 500
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The 13th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 30, 1925.
100 mph Club
…winner Billy Arnold named the club's first member. The first driver to complete the Indianapolis 500 at an average speed of 100 mph was Pete DePaolo in 1925. However, Norman Batten drove 21 laps of relief (laps 106–127) while DePaolo had his hands bandaged due to blisters and bruises. Thus DePaolo did not…
1925 Indianapolis 500 program cover
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