Indianapolis 500 Book List
The following pages are a comprehensive list of all known non-fiction and fiction (excluding children's) Indianapolis 500 books. If you have any additions or corrections contact: rjohnson98036@gmail.com
History
75 Years of the Indianapolis 500 – The Indianapolis Star (1986; The Indianapolis Star)
100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race – Jeff Olson (2016; Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
100 Years, 500 Miles: A History of the Indianapolis 500 by the Photographers and Writers Who Have Chronicled the Race for the Indianapolis Star Since 1911 – Indianapolis Star (2011; Pediment Publishing)
100 Years, 500 Miles: A History of the Indianapolis 500 by the Photographers and Writers Who Have Chronicled the Race for the Indianapolis Star Since 1911 (expanded second edition) – Indianapolis Star (2016; Pediment Publishing)
The 500: 1911-1990 – Indianapolis Star (1990; The Indianapolis Star)
500 Miles to Go: The Story of the Indianapolis Speedway – Al Bloemker (1961; Coward-McCann)
500 Miles to Go: The Story of the Indianapolis Speedway (50th anniversary edition) – Al Bloemker (1966; Coward-McCann)
500 Souvenir Book: The Thrilling Story of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Carl Hungness (1983; Carl Hungness Publishing)
Autocourse Official History of the Indianapolis 500 – Donald Davidson & Rick Shaffer (2006; Crash Media Group)
Autocourse Official History of the Indianapolis 500 (second edition; fully revised and updated) – Donald Davidson & Rick Shaffer (2013; Icon Publishing)
Black Noon: The Year They Stopped the Indy 500 – Art Garner (2014; Thomas Dunne Books)
Blood and Smoke: A True Tale of Mystery, Mayhem and the Birth of the Indy 500 – Charles Leerhsen (2011; Simon & Schuster)
Bricks & Bones: The Endearing Legacy and Nitty Gritty Phenomenon of the Indy 500 – Tony Borroz (2017; independently published)
The British at Indianapolis – Ian Wagstaff (2010; Veloce Publishing)
The Curse of the Indy 500: 1958’s Tragic Legacy – Stan Sutton (2018; Red Lightning Books)
Fastest of the First: A Complete History of the Inaugural 1911 Indianapolis 500 – Fred W. Belcher (2009; Belcher Foundation)
Grand Prix Drivers at the Indianapolis 500: The Official Illustrated History – Steve Small (2019; Icon Publishing)
The History of the Indy 500 – Bill Holder (1992; Bison Books)
The Illustrated History of the Indianapolis 500: 1911-1975 (second edition) – Jack C. Fox (1975; Carl Hungness & Associates) – the first edition was published under the title The Indianapolis 500: A Pictorial History of the Greatest Spectacle in Automobile Racing
The Illustrated History of the Indianapolis 500: 1911-1984 (third edition) – Jack C. Fox (1984; Carl Hungness & Associates)
The Illustrated History of the Indianapolis 500: 1911-1994 (fourth edition) – Jack C. Fox (1994; Carl Hungness Publishing) – Fox supposedly updated it sometime in the 2000s for what would have been the fifth edition, but it was never published
Indianapolis 500 1946-1957 – Colin Pitt, editor (1990; Unique Motor Books)
Indianapolis 500 1958-1965 – Colin Pitt, editor (1990; Unique Motor Books)
Indianapolis 500 1966-1976 – Colin Pitt, editor (1990; Unique Motor Books)
Indianapolis 500: A Century of Excitement – Ralph Kramer (2010; Krause Publications)
The Indianapolis 500: A Century of High Speed Racing – Lew Freedman (2016; Blue River Press)
Indianapolis 500: A Journey Through Time and Tarmac – Marcus B. Cole (2023; Xpurts.com)
The Indianapolis 500: A Pictorial History of the Greatest Spectacle in Automobile Racing – Jack C. Fox (1967; World Publishing) – three subsequent editions were published under the title The Illustrated History of the Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis 500 Chronicle – Rick Popely, with L. Spencer Riggs (1998; Publications International)
The Indianapolis 500: Inside the Greatest Spectacle in Racing – James Craig Reinhardt (2019; Red Lightning Books)
Indianapolis 500: Legacy and Future – Etienne Psaila (2024; Independently published)
Indianapolis 500 Mile Race 1911-1957 – Colin Pitt, editor (1999; Unique Motor Books)
Indianapolis 500 Mile Race 1946-1971 – Colin Pitt, editor (1990; Unique Motor Books)
Indianapolis 500-Mile Race History – Floyd Clymer (1946; Floyd Clymer Publications) – following this History, Clymer published annuals: 1946-1948 Supplements, and 1949-1968 Yearbooks)
The Indianapolis 500: The Story of the Motor Speedway – Brock W. Yates (1956; Harper & Row)
The Indianapolis 500: The Story of the Motor Speedway (revised “golden anniversary” edition) – Brock W. Yates (1961; Harper & Row)
Indianapolis 500: The World’s Most Exciting Auto Race – Lyle Kenyon Engel & the editors of Auto Racing Magazine (1970; Four Winds Press)
Indianapolis 500: The World’s Most Exciting Auto Race (revised edition) – Lyle Kenyon Engel & the editors of Auto Racing Magazine (1972; Four Winds Press)
Indianapolis Memories of the ‘60s – David Freeman (1997; Motorbooks International)
Indianapolis Motor Speedway: 100 Years of Racing – Ralph Kramer (2009; Krause Publications)
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1928-1945: The Eddie Rickenbacker Era – Denny Miller (2020; AuthorHouse)
Indianapolis Motor Speedway: A History – Donald Davidson (2016; Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum – Donald Davidson (2005; R.L. Ruehrwein)
Indianapolis Racing Memories: 1961-1969 – Dave Friedman (1997; Motorbooks International)
Indy 500: An American Icon – Julie A. Studer (2010; IBJ Book Publishing)
The Indy 500: An American Institution Under Fire – Ron Dorson (1974; Bond/Parkhurst Books)
Indy 500 Memories: An Oral History of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” – Art Garner & Marc B. Spiegel (2016; CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform)
Indy: Race and Ritual – Terry Reed (1980; Presidio Press) – a second edition, Indy: The Race and Ritual of the Indianapolis 500, was published in 2005
Indy: Racing Before the 500 – D. Bruce Scott (2005; Indiana Reflections)
Indy: Seventy-Five Years of the Greatest Spectacle – Rich Taylor (1991; St. Martin’s Press)
Indy’s Wildest Decade: Innovation and Revolution at the Brickyard – Alex Gabbard (2004; CarTech)
Indy: The Race and Ritual of the Indianapolis 500 (second edition) – Terry Reed (2005; Potomac Books)
Indy: The World’s Fastest Carnival Ride – Dan Gerber (1977; Prentiss-Hall)
Jack Arute’s Tales from the Indy 500 – Jack Arute (2004; Sports Publishing)
Jack Arute’s Tales from the Indy 500 (revised and updated edition) – Jack Arute, with Jenna Fryer (2006; Sports Publishing) – a later edition was published in 2016 under the title Tales from the Indianapolis 500: A Collection of the Greatest Indy 500 Stories Ever Told
The Last Lap: Pete Kreis’s Death Drive at the Indianapolis 500 – William Walker (2023; Octane Press)
A Month at the Brickyard: The Incredible Indy 500 – Sonny Kleinfield (1977; Holt, Rinehart & Winston)
The Oily Grail: A Story of the Indy 500 – Jack Albinson (1974; T.S. Denison)
The Race: Inside the Indy 500 – James McGuane (2016; Sports Publishing)
The Race to Make the Race: Indianapolis 1954-1963 – Greg Littleton (2019; Sue Breeding)
A Salute to the 75th Anniversary of the Indianapolis 500 – Donald Davidson (1986; Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
Speed Capital: Indianapolis Auto Racing and the Making of Modern America – Brian M. Ingrassia (2024; University of Illinois Press)
Speed Kings: Australia and New Zealand’s Quest to Win the Indy 500, the World’s Greatest Motor Race – John Smailes (2021; Allen & Unwin)
Tales from the Indianapolis 500: A Collection of the Greatest Indy 500 Stories Ever Told – Jack Arute, with Jenna Fryer (2016; Sports Publishing)
Thirty Days in May: The Indy 500 – Hal Higdon (1971; Putnam)
Thirty Days in May: The Day-by-Day Drama of the 1970 Indy 500 (second edition) – Hall Higdon (2022 reprint of the 1971 edition; Octane Press)
This is Indy! – Ross R. Olney (2015; Lulu.com)
Biography / Autobiography / Memoirs / Profiles
50/50: John Paul Jr. and His Battle with Huntington’s Disease – Sylvia Wilkinson (2019; High Desert Press)
Ace of Aces: The Life of Eddie Rickenbacker – H. Paul Jeffers (2003; Random House)
A.J. Foyt: A Legendary Exhibition (exhibition booklet) – Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum (2017; Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum)
The A.J. Foyt Collection (44-page auction catalog for the Foyt auction held August 13-15, 1992 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway) – Anglo American Auto Auctions (1992; Anglo American Auto Auctions)
A.J. Foyt: Racing Champion – Bill Libby (1978; Putnam)
A.J.: My Life as America’s Greatest Race Car Driver – A.J. Foyt, with William Neely (1983; Times Books)
Allison: Power of Excellence 1915-1990 – Paul Sonnenberg & William A. Schoenberger (1990; Coastline Publications)
Along for the Ride: A Love Story – Dorie Sweikert (2004; Nicolas Ward Publishing)
Al Unser Jr.: A Checkered Past – Al Unser Jr., as told to Jade Gurss (2021; Octane Press)
The Amazing Unsers: From Albuquerque to Indianapolis (exhibition booklet) – Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, text written by Rick Shaffer (2018; Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum)
An American Racer: Bobby Marshman and the Indianapolis 500 – Michael Argetsinger (2019; Racemaker Press)
Andretti – Bill Libby (1971; Tempo Books)
Andretti – Mario Andretti, edited by Mark Vancil (1994; HarperCollins)
Art Pollard: The Gentleman Racer – Bob Kehoe (2022; independently published)
As a Matter of Fact, I am Parnelli Jones – Parnelli Jones, with Bones Bourcier (2012; Coastal 181)
Barney Oldfield: The Life and Times of America’s Legendary Speed King – William F. Nolan (2002; Brown Fox Books)
Best Damn Garage in Town: The World According to Smokey – Li’l Skinny Rule Book & Eatin’ an Elephant: Indy Racing and Inventions – Smokey Yunick (2001; Carbon Press) – This is one volume of a three-volume box set: “Walkin’ Under a Snake’s Belly: My So Called Life” (volume one) covers his life outside of racing, “All Right You Sons-a-Bitches, Let’s Have a Race!: Stock Car Racing Years” (volume two) chronicles his stock car years, and “Li’l Skinny Rule Book & Eatin’ an Elephant: Indy Racing and Inventions” (volume three) covers his Indianapolis 500 years, and his inventions inside and outside of racing. The three-volume set was later released as a single volume, Best Damn Garage in Town: My Life & Adventures.
Best Damn Garage in Town: My Life & Adventures – Smokey Yunick (2003; Carbon Press) – This version of Smokey Yunick’s autobiography combines all the stories and most of the photographs from the three volumes into a single volume.
The Bill Schindler Story – Nat Kleinfield (2002; Witness Productions)
Billy Foster: The Victoria Flash – Bob Kehoe (2019; independently published)
Bobby Rahal: The Graceful Champion – Gordon Kirby (1999; David Bull Publications)
The Bobby, The Babe and Me: The Herk Edwards Story – Earl C. Fabritz (1994; Witness Productions)
The Bobby Unser Story – Joe Scalzo & Bobby Unser (1979; Knopf Doubleday Publishing)
Boost! Roger Bailey’s Extraordinary Motor Racing Career – Gordon Kirby (2022; Racemaker Press)
The Boys of Indy: Straight Talk from the Drivers – Phil Berger & Larry Bortstein (1978; Pinnacle Books)
The Brave Men: They Challenge Death and Time Again…Why? – Giles Tippette (1972; MacMillan & Company)
California Gold: The Legendary Life of Troy Ruttman – Bob Gates (2012; Pitstop Books)
Caretaker of the Borg-Warner Trophy – Jack Mackenzie (2002; self-published by Jack Mackenzie)
Castles in the Sand: The Life and Times of Carl Graham Fisher – Mark S. Fisher (2000; University Press of Florida)
Champions of the Indianapolis 500: The Men Who Won More Than Once – Bill Libby (1976; Dodd, Mead)
A Checkered Past: My 20 Years as Indy 500 Chief Steward – Tom Binford, with Florrie Binford Kichler (1993; Patria Press)
Colin Chapman: Inside the Innovator – Karl Ludvigsen (2021; Evro Publishing)
Colin Chapman: The Man and His Cars – Gerard Crombac (1986; Patrick Stevens Limited)
Colin Chapman: Wayward Genius – Mike Lawrence (2002; Breedon Books Publishing)
Conversations With a Winner: The Ray Nichels Story – William LaDow (2004; LaDow Publishing)
Dan Gurney: Nostalgie – Phil Henny (Independently published; 2023)
Dan Gurney: The Ultimate Racer – Karl Ludvigsen (2000; Haynes Publishing)
Danica: Crossing the Line – Danica Patrick, with Laura Morton (2007; Touchstone)
Danica Patrick: America’s Hottest Racer – Jonathan Ingram (2005; Motorbooks)
Dan Wheldon: Lionheart – Dan Wheldon & Michael Voorhees (2010; Blurb.com)
Daredevils of the Speedway – Ross R. Olney (1966; Grosset & Dunlap)
Daredevils of the Speedway (updated paperback edition) – Ross R. Olney (1970; Tempo Books)
Dave MacDonald: Cobra Man – The Will to Win… – Phil Henny (2022; independently published)
Dialed In: The Jan Opperman Story – John Sawyer (2006; Veloce Enterprises)
Donnie Allison: As I Recall… – Donnie Allison, with Jimmy Creed (2013; Sports Publishing)
Early Speed Kings – Gerald Hodges (2015; Gerald Hodges Agency)
Eddie Called Me Boss: The True Story of a Car Owner’s 14 Years at the Indianapolis 500 – Dick Sommers (1979; Warren Publishing)
Eddie Rickenbacker: An American Hero in the Twentieth Century – David A. Lewis (2005; Johns Hopkins University Press)
Eddie Sachs: The Clown Prince – Denny Miller (2005; AuthorHouse Publishing)
Ed Pink: The Old Master – Ed Pink, with Bones Bourcier (2023; Coastal 181)
Emerson Fittipaldi – Gordon Kirby (1990; Hazelton Publishing)
Emerson Fittipaldi: Heart of a Racer – Karl Ludvigsen (2003; Haynes Publishing)
Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed – John F. Ross (2014; St. Martin’s Press)
The Exciting World of Jackie Stewart – Eric Dymock (1974; Collins)
Fabulous Hoosier – Jane Fisher (1947; Robert M. McBride)
Famous Indianapolis Cars and Drivers – Brock Yates (1960; Harper & Brothers Publishers)
Finding the Groove – Hal Higdon (1973; Putnam)
Finding the Groove: Racing Legends Reveal Their Secrets to Speed (second edition) – Hal Higdon (2021; Octane Press)
Floyd Clymer’s Indianapolis “500” Speedway Driver History – Floyd Clymer (1948; Floyd Clymer Publishing)
The Flying Scot: Johnny Thomson – Crocky Wright (1960; Crocky Wright Publications)
Follmer: American Wheel Man – Tom Madigan (2013; Ejje Publishing)
For Gold and Glory: Charlie Wiggins and the African-American Racing Car Circuit – Patrick Sullivan (2007; Indiana University Press)
Foyt – Bill Libby (1974; E.P. Dutton)
Foyt-Andretti-Petty: America’s Racing Trinity – Bones Bourcier (2015; Coastal 181)
Frank Lockhart: American Speed King – Sarah Morgan-Wu & James O’Keefe (2012; Racemaker Press)
Gentlemen, Start Your Engines – Wilbur Shaw (ghostwritten by Al Bloemker) (1955; Coward-McCann)
Gentlemen, Start Your Engines…the Rest of the Story… – Wilbur Shaw & Bob Gates (2018; Boyle Racing Headquarters Foundation)
GO! The Bettenhausen Story: The Race Against a Dream – Carl Hungness (1982; Carl Hungness Publishing)
Graham – Graham Hill, with Neil Ewart (1977; St. Martin’s Press)
Graham Hill: Master of Motor Sport – John Tipler (2003; Breedon Books Publishing Co.)
The Graham Hill Scrapbook, 1929-1966 – Philip Porter (2007; Porter Press International)
The Green Flag: Just a Bloke’s Story – Barry Green with Gordon Kirby (2023; Racemaker Press)
A Hand for the Wheel: The Mel Kenyon Story – Jack Albinson (1997; Witness Productions)
Hard Luck Lloyd: The Complete Story of Slow-Talking, Fast-Driving Texas Lloyd Ruby – John Lingle (2013; Racemaker Press)
Harry McQuinn “King of the Midgets”: Dirt Track, Sprint Car, and Midget Racer; Airline Pilot; and Race Official – Brad T. Tinkle (2017; Left Paw Press)
Hello, I’m Paul Page: “It’s Race Day in Indianapolis” – Paul Page & J.R. Elrod (2021; Blue River Press)
Herk Hurtubise – Bob Gates (1995; Witness Productions)
Hewitt’s Law – Jack Hewitt with Dave Argabright (2003; Dave Argabright)
Hewitt’s Law (expanded edition) – Jack Hewitt with Dave Argabright (2017; American Scene Press)
Hobbo: Motor Racing Motor Mouth – The Autobiography of David Hobbs – David Hobbs, with Andrew Marriott (2018; Evro Publishing)
Hurley From the Beginning – Hurley Haywood & Sean Cridland (2018; Visions of Power Press)
I Love to Make the Dirt Fly! A Biography of Carl G. Fisher 1974-1939 – Carl Hungness (2015; Carl Hungness Publishing)
The Incredible A.J. Foyt – Lyle Kenyon Engel (1970; Arco Publishing)
Indy 500 Mechanic: The Inside Story of Big Time Auto Racing – Clint Brawner & Joe Scalzo (1975; Chilton Book Company)
Indy Racing Legends – Tony Sakkis (1996; Motorbooks International)
Inspired to Design: F1 Cars, IndyCars & Racing Tyres: The Autobiography of Nigel Bennett – Nigel Bennett (2020; Veloce Publishing)
The Iron Duke: The Illustrious Racing Career of Duke Nalon 1934-1954 – George Peters (2005; Bar Jean Enterprises)
The Jack Brabham Story – Sir Jack Brabham with Doug Nye (2004; Motorbooks International)
Jackie Stewart – A Restless Life: The Biography – Timothy Collings & Stuart Sykes (2003; Virgin Books)
Jackie Stewart: Triple-Crowned King of Speed – Karl Ludvigsen (1999; Haynes Publishing)
Jackie Stewart: Winning is Not Enough – The Autobiography – Sir Jackie Stewart (2008; Headline Book Publishing)
Jacques Villeneuve: Champion of Two Worlds – Christopher Hilton (1997; Haynes Publishing) – this is a second edition of the book originally titled Jacques Villeneuve: In His Own Right
Jacques Villeneuve: In His Own Right – Christopher Hilton (1996; Motorbooks International) – a second edition was published in 1997 as Jacques Villeneuve: Champion of Two Worlds
James Allison: A Biography of the Engine Manufacturer and Indianapolis 500 Cofounder – Sigur E. Whitaker (2011; McFarland)
Janet Guthrie: A Life at Full Throttle – Janet Guthrie (2005; Sport Media Publishing)
Janet Guthrie: First Woman at Indy – Ross R. Olney (1978; Harvey House)
Jim Clark at the Wheel – Jim Clark (1966; Pocketbooks)
Jim Clark: Grand Prix Legend – Andrew Tulloch (2009; Weidenfeld & Nicolson)
Jim Clark: Portrait of a Great Driver – Graham Gauld (1968; Arco Publishing)
Jim Clark: Racing Legend – Eric Dymock (2003; Motorbooks International)
Jim Clark Remembered – Graham Gauld (1975; Arco Publishing)
Jim Clark Remembered (second edition) – Graham Gauld (1984; Patrick Stephens Ltd.)
Jim Clark: The Best of the Best – David Tremayne (2018; Evro Publishing)
Jim Clark: The Legend Lives On – Graham Gauld (1989; HarperCollins)
Jim Clark: Tribute to a Champion – Eric Dymock (1997; Haynes North America)
Jim Clark: Tribute to a Champion (second edition) – Eric Dymock (1997; G.T. Foulis & Co, Ltd.)
Jim Clark: Tribute to a Champion (new edition) – Eric Dymock (2017; Trans-Atlantic Publications)
Jim Crawford: Lessons in Courage – Kevin Guthrie (2023; Performance Publishing)
Jim Crawford: The Life of a Modest Racing Hero – Kevin Guthrie (2017; self-published by Kevin Guthrie) – a second revised and enlarged edition was published in 2023 under the title Jim Crawford: Lessons in Courage
The Jim Gilmore Story: Alone in the Crowd – William Neely (1988; Aztex)
Jim McGee: Crew Chief of Champions – Gordon Kirby (2014; Racemaker Press)
Jochen Rindt: The Story of a World Champion – Heinz Prüller (1971; William Kimber)
Jochen Rindt: Uncrowned King – David Tremayne (2011; Haynes Publishing)
Johnnie Parsons “Never Look Back”: Memoirs of an Indianapolis Champion – Johnnie Parsons, with Gary Delph and Charles C. Bolton (2005; Witness Publications)
Johnny Rutherford: Indy Champ – Hal Higdon (1980; Putnam) – reissued in 2021 as Johnny Rutherford: The Story of an Indy Champ
Johnny Rutherford: The Story of an Indy Champ – Hal Higdon (2021; Octane Press)
Juan Pablo Montoya – Christopher Hilton (2003; Haynes Publishing)
King of the Boards: The Life and Times of Jimmy Murphy – Gary D. Doyle (2002; Ben Franklin Press)
Legacy of Justice: An American Family Story – Tom Madigan, with Ed Justice (2018; Ejje Publishing Group)
Let Em All Go!: The Story of Auto Racing By the Man Who Was There – Chris Economaki, with Dave Argabright (2006; Books by Dave Argabright)
The Life of Ted Horn: American Racing Champion – Russ Catlin (1949; Floyd Clymer Publishing)
Life at the Limit – Graham Hill (1969; Kimber)
Lionheart: Remembering Dan Wheldon – Andy Hallbery & Jeff Olson (2016; Lionheart Books)
Living Where the Thunder Hides: Jan Opperman: His Life – His Ministry – Jack Albinson (2001; Witness Prod.)
Lloyd Ruby: The Greatest Driver Never to Win the Indy 500 – Ted Buss (2000; Midwestern State University Press)
Lloyd Ruby: The Greatest Driver Never to Win the Indy 500 (second edition) – Ted Buss (2001; Midwestern State University Press/Persidea Publishing)
Lone Star J.R.: The Autobiography of a Racing Legend – Johnny Rutherford (2000; Triumph Books)
Lyn St. James: An Incredible Journey – Lyn St. James (2010; LSJ Press)
Mansell: Formula One & Indycar Champion – Terence O’Rorke (1992; Ted Smart)
The Man Who Would Not Die: The Remarkable Story of “Lucky” Herschel McKee – Barnstormer, War Hero, Test Pilot, Motor Racer, Scoundrel – Stephen Olvey (2009; Haynes Publications)
Mario Andretti: A Driving Passion – Gordon Kirby (2001; David Bull Publishing)
Mario Andretti: ICON (exhibition booklet) – Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum (2019; Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum)
Mario Andretti: The Complete Record – Mike O’Leary (2002; Motorbooks International)
Mario Andretti: The Man Who Can Win Any Race – Lyle Kenyon Engel (1970; Arco Publishing)
Mario Andretti: World Driving Champion – Lyle Kenyon Engel (1979; Arco Publishing)
Mark Donohue: His Life in Pictures – Michael Argetsinger (2010; David Bull Publishing)
Mark Donohue: Technical Excellence at Speed – Michael Argetsinger (2009; David Bull Publishing)
Masten Gregory – Totally Fearless: Two Decades of Motorsport Through the Spectacles of the Kansas City Flash – Michael Cox (2004; MTCA Creations)
Mickey Thompson: The Fast Life and Tragic Death of a Racing Legend – Erik Arneson (2008; Motorbooks)
Mickey Thompson! The Last Racing Maniac – Joe Scalzo (2023; Independently published)
Mickey Thompson: The Lost Story of the Original Speed King in His Own Words – Tom Madigan (2019; Motorbooks)
Mike Spence: Out of the Shadows – Richard Jenkins (2021; Performance Publishing)
My Checkered Past: An Autobiography – A.J. Foyt (2006; Harper Entertainment)
My Hero, My Friend Jimmy Bryan – Len Gasper & Phil Sampaio (1992; Ralph Tanner Associates)
My Road to Indy: A Narrative – Len Sutton (2002; Walsworth Publishing)
My Two Lives: Race Driver to Restauranteur – René Dreyfus, with Beverly Rae Kimes (1983; Aztex Corp.)
The New Villeneuve: A Life of Jacques Villeneuve – Timothy Collings (1997; Motorbooks International)
Nigel Mansell’s Indy Car Racing – Nigel Mansell & Jeremy Shaw (1993; Weidenfeld & Nicolson)
Nigel Mansell: My Autobiography – The People’s Champion – Nigel Mansell, with James Allen (1995; HarperCollins)
Nigel Mansell: My Autobiography (including new chapter) – Nigel Mansell, with James Allen (1996; HarperCollins)
No Time for Yesterday: Rich Vogler, His Life 1950-1990 – John Sawyer (1996; Carl Hungness Publishing)
Nuvolari: Legendary Champion of International Auto Racing – Count Giovanni Lurani, with Luigi Marinatto (1960; William Morrow & Co.)
Odyssey: Jan Opperman’s Racing Diary – Jan Opperman, transcribed by Joe Scalzo (1993; Carl Hungness Publishing)
The Pacesetter: The Untold Story of Carl G. Fisher – Jerry M. Fisher (2014; FriesenPress)
Parnelli: A Story of Auto Racing – Bill Libby (1969; E.P. Dutton)
Penske’s Maestro: Karl Kainhofer and the History of Penske Racing – Gordon Kirby (2016; Racemaker Press)
Phil Remington REM: Remembered By His Friends – Phil Henny (2020; Independently published)
Pole Position: Rex Mays – Bob Schilling (2012; Race Data Press)
Racer – John Andretti, as told to Jade Gurss (2020; Octane Press)
A Racing Car Driver’s World – Rudolf Caracciola (1961; Farrar Straus & Cudahy)
Racing Safely, Living Dangerously: The Hard Life and Fast Times of a Motorsports Mogul – Bill Simpson, with Bones Bourcier (2001; UNKNO)
Racing with Roger Penske: A History of a Motorsport Dynasty – Sigur E. Whitaker (2022; McFarland)
The Racing Years: A Memoir of the Life and Times of a Racer 1952-1987 – George Benson (2010; Digital Publishing of Florida)
Ralph DePalma: Gentleman Champion – Gary D. Doyle (2005; Golden Age Books)
Rapid Response: My Inside Story As a Motor Racing Life-Saver – Dr. Stephen Olvey (2006; Haynes Publishing)
Rapid Response: My Inside Story As a Motor Racing Life-Saver (paperback edition with new material) – Dr. Stephen Olvey (2011; Haynes Publishing)
Rapid Response: My Inside Story As a Motor Racing Life-Saver (new edition with further new material) – Dr. Stephen Olvey (2019; Evro Publishing)
Ray Crawford – Speed Merchant: A California Grocer’s Love Affair with Risk, from P-38 Lightnings to the Indianapolis 500 – Andrew Layton (2015; Revolution Press)
Reading’s “Flying” Farmer Tommy Hinnershitz – “The Cushion Artist” – Carl Sweigart (2003; Carl Sweigart)
Rickenbacker: An Autobiography – Edward V. Rickenbacker (1967; Prentice-Hall)
Rick Mears – Thanks: The Story of Rick Mears and the Mears Gang – Gordon Kirby (2008; Icon Publishing)
Rick Mears – Thanks: The Story of Rick Mears and the Mears Gang – Gordon Kirby (2021 reprint; Racemaker Press)
Ride of Your Life: A Racecar Driver’s Journey – Lyn St. James (2002; Hyperion)
Rodger Ward: Superstar of American Racing’s Golden Age – Mike O’Leary (2006; Motorbooks)
Romance of Racing – Dario Franchitti (2013; ANH)
Russell Snowberger: A Historical Journey into Snowy’s Five Decades of Racing – John Snowberger (2010; John Snowberger)
Safe at Any Speed: The Great Double Career of Joie Chitwood – Jim Russell & Ed Watson (1992; Witness Productions)
The Saga of Rotten Red: The Don Edmunds Story – Paul Weisel Jr. (2017; KLASCAR)
The Salt Walther Story: For the Race of Your Life – Salt Walther & Chuck Little (2013; Kings Road West Publications)
Sam’s Scrapbook: My Motorsports Memories – Sam Posey, with John Posey (2021; Evro Publishing)
Savage Angel: Death and Rebirth at the Indianapolis 500 – Ted Woerner (2021; Savage42)
Scott Dixon: A Tribute to the Indy 500 Legend – John Matheson (2008; Harper Sports)
Second to One: All But for Indy – Joseph S. Freeman & Gordon Kirby (2015; Racemaker Press)
The Sheer Force of Will Power – David Malsher (2016; HarperSports)
Speed Girl: Janet Guthrie and the Race That Changed Sports Forever – Stephan Talty (2017 ebook; Amazon Publishing)
Speedway: Half a Century of Racing, with Art Sparks – Gene Banning (1983; Spartus)
Speed with Style: The Autobiography of Peter Revson – Peter Revson & Leon Mandel (1974; Doubleday)
Stay Tuned For the Greatest Spectacle in Racing: A Tribute to Sid Collins and the Hulman Era – Ron Dorson (1980; Carl Hungness Publishing)
Summer of Triumph: The Life of Jimmy Caruthers – Hal Higdon (1977; Putnam)
Survival of the Fastest: Weed, Speed, and the 1980s Drug Scandal that Shocked the Sports World – Randy Lanier, with A.J. Baime (2022; Hachette Books)
Teddy Yip: From Macau to the World and Back – Philip Newsome (2012; Blue Flag Press)
Texas Legend: Jim Hall and His Chaparrals – George Levy (2023; Evro Publishing)
Their Last Lap at Indy: A Book of Tributes – DeNonie Barber (1980; Portals Press)
They Called Him Pop: The Floyd “Pop” Dreyer Story – Mike Dreyer (2000; Dreyer Publishing Co.)
They Call Me Mister 500 – Anthony (Andy) Granatelli (ghost written by Bob Ottum) (1969; Henry Regnery)
Through the Fire: Fast Times, Good Times, Bad Times & Sad Times…From Indy to Earnhardt – Bill Simpson, with Bones Bourcier (2012; The Herald) – a sequel to Racing Safely, Living Dangerously: The Hard Life and Fast Times of a Motorsports Mogul
Tim Richmond: The Fast Life and Remarkable Times of NASCAR’s Top Gun – David Poole (2005; Sports Publishing)
To Finish First: My Years Inside Formula One, Can-Am and Indy 500 – Cooper, Brabham, McLaren – Phil Kerr (2008; MRP)
To Indy and Beyond: The Life of Racing Legend Jack Zink – Bob L. Blackburn (2008; Cottonwood Publications)
Tommy Hinnershitz: The Life and Times of An Auto-Racing Legend – Gary Ludwig (2009; Basket Road Press)
Tony Bettenhausen & Sons: An American Racing Family Album – Gordon Kirby, with Merle & Susan Bettenhausen (2016; Racemaker Press)
Tony Hulman: The Man Who Saved the Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Sigur E. Whitaker (2014; McFarland)
Tony Southgate from Drawing Board to Chequered Flag: The Autobiography of One of Motorsport’s Most Prolific and Versatile Racing Car Designers – Tony Southgate (2010; MRP Publishing)
Tony Stewart: From Indy Phenom to NASCAR Superstar – Larry Cothren (2004; Motorbooks)
Troy: The Story of Indy’s Youngest Winner, Troy Ruttman – Carol Anderson Sims (1998; Tichenor Publishing)
True Speed: My Racing Life – Tony Stewart, with Bones Bourcier (2002; Harper Entertainment)
Tyler Alexander: A Life and Times with McLaren – Tyler Alexander (2015; David Bull Publishing)
Umbrella Mike: The True Story of the Chicago Gangster Behind the Indy 500 – Brock Yates (2006; Thunder’s Mouth Press)
The Unbelievable Unsers: The Authorized Biography of the First Family of Speed – Joe Scalzo (1971; H. Regnery Co.)
The Unfair Advantage – Mark Donohue, with Paul Van Valkenburgh (1975; Dodd, Mead)
The Unfair Advantage – Mark Donohue, with Paul Van Valkenburgh (2000 reprint; Robert Bentley)
Unser: An American Family Portrait – Gordon Kirby (1988; Henry Holt)
The Unser Legacy: Four Generations of Speed – Gordon Kirby (2005; Motorbooks)
Victory Road: The Ride of My Life – Helio Castroneves (2010; Celebra)
Vollstedt: From Track Roadsters to Indy Cars – Rolla Vollstedt, with Ralph Zbarsky (2003; Vollstedt)
Vukovich: An Inspiring Story of American Achievement – Bob Gates (2004; Witness Productions)
Vukovich: The Man Who Wouldn’t Lift – Angelo Angelopolous (2024; Halfcourt Press)
Wall Smacker: The Saga of the Speedway – Peter DePaolo (1935; Thompson Products / 2017 reprint; Edizioni Savine)
Wally Dallenbach: Steward of the Sport – Gordon Kirby (2018; Racemaker Press)
Walt Hansgen: His Life and the History of Post-War American Road Racing – Michael Argetsinger (2006; David Bull Publishing)
What’s It Like Out There? – Mario Andretti, with Bob Collins (1970; Henry Regnery)
When the Flag Drops – Jack Brabham, with Elizabeth Hayward (1971; William Kimber)
Where Eagles Fly: Jan Opperman “The Rest of the Story” – Harvey Shapiro (1996; Witness Prod.)
Wicked Fast: Racing Through Life with Bentley Warren – Bentley Warren, as told to Bones Bourcier (2013; Coastal 181)
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman – Matt Stone & Preston Lerner (2009; Motorbooks)
Cars / Engines / Tires
132 of the Most Unusual Cars That Ever Ran at Indianapolis – Lyle Kenyon Engel (1970; Arco Publishing)
1964 Watson Sheraton Thompson Special – Peter Harholdt & Donald Davidson (2013; Stance & Speed)
The Art of Winning Race Car Design - Bob Riley, with Johnathon Ingram (2016; Crash Media)
Anatomy & Development of the Indy Car – Tony Sakkis (1994; Motorbooks International)
Auburn Cord Duesenberg – Racers and Record-Setters: Photo Archive – Jon M Bill (2010; Ertel Publishing)
Beast: The Top Secret Ilmor-Penske Engine That Shocked the Racing World at the Indy 500 – Jade Gurss (2014; Octane Press)
Cars of Vel Miletich and Parnelli Jones – Jimmy Dilamarter & Ren Wicks, Jr. (2013; Dalton Watson)
Classic Racing Cars: Grand Prix and Indy – David W. Hodges (1998; Chelsea House)
Cooper Cars – Doug Nye (2003; Motorbooks International)
Cosworth: The Search for Power – Graham Robson (2017; Veloce Publishing)
Dallara: From Emilia to the Conquest of the World – Daniele Buzzonetti (2019; Artioli Editore 1899)
Dallara: It’s a Beautiful Story – Guido Schittone (2011; Automobilia)
Dan Gurney’s Eagle Racing Cars: The Technical History of the Machines Designed and Built by All American Racers – John Zimmermann (2007; David Bull Publishing)
Design & Development of the Indy Car – Roger Huntington (1982; HP Books & 1987; Penguin Publishing)
Duesenberg: Pursuit of Perfection – Fred Roe (1982; Motorbooks International)
Duesenberg Race Cars and Passenger Cars Photo Archive – John M. Bill (2005; Ertel Publishing)
The Eagles Have Landed: Dan Gurney’s All American Racers (exhibition booklet) – Petersen Automotive Museum (2017; Petersen Automotive Museum)
Epic Drama: The Winning Collection of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum – Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, text written by Dwight Knowlton (2022; Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum)
The Fabulous Novi Story – C. Lee Norquest (1964; Norquest Enterprises)
The Fabulous Novi Story (1964 & 1965 Supplements) – C. Lee Norquest (1964 & 1965; Norquest Enterprises)
The Fabulous Novi Story and Lotus Ford Story (1966 Supplement) – C. Lee Norquest (1966; Norquest Enterprises)
The Fabulous Novi Story and Turbocar Story (1967 Supplement) – C. Lee Norquest (1967; Norquest Enterprises)
The Fabulous Novi Story and 500 Race History (1969, 1970 & 1971 Supplements) – C. Lee Norquest (1969, 1970 & 1971; Norquest Enterprises)
Firestone: A Legend. A Century. A Celebration – Firestone Centennial 1900-2000 – Paul Dickson & William D. Hickman, edited by Nelson Eddy (2000; Forbes Custom Publishing)
Ford Racing Century: A Photographic History of Ford Motorsports – Larry Edsall (2003; Motorbooks)
Ford Small Block V8 Racing Engines 1962-1970 – Des Hammill (2014; Deloce Publishing Ltd.)
Ford: The Dust and the Glory – A Racing History Volume 1 (1901-1967) – Leo Levine (2001; SAE International)
Ford: The Dust and the Glory – A Racing History Volume 2 (1968-2000) – Leo Levine (2001; SAE International)
Gurney’s Eagles: The Fascinating Story of AAR Racing Cars – Karl Ludvigsen (1976; Motorbooks International)
The Henry Ford Lotus Ford Type 38/1: Winner 1965 Indianapolis 500 Jim Clark – Classic Team Lotus Limited (2012; Classic Team Lotus Limited)
Honda’s Challenging Spirit: Adversity and Success at the Indianapolis 500 – David Phillips (2011; David Bull Publishing)
Ilmor Racing Engines, 1984-1999: The First Fifteen Years – Natasha Spreckley (1999; Ilmor)
Indianapolis Racing Cars of Frank Kurtis 1941-1963 Photo Archive – Gordon Eliot White (2000; Ertel Publishing)
Indianapolis Roadsters: 1952-1964 – Joe Scalzo (1999; Motorbooks)
Indy Cars 1911-1939: Great Racers from the Crucible of Speed – Karl Ludvigsen (2005; Ertel Publishing)
Indy Cars of the 1940s – Karl Ludvigsen (2004; Ertel Publishing)
Indy Cars of the 1950s – Karl Ludvigsen (2000; Ertel Publishing)
Indy Cars of the 1960s – Karl Ludvigsen (2001; Ertel Publishing)
Indy Cars of the 1970s – Karl Ludvigsen (2003; Ertel Publishing)
Indy Race Cars: From Behind the Garage Doors – Dave Arnold (1989; Motorbooks International)
The Kurtis-Kraft Story (second edition) – Ed Hitze (1978; Interstate Printing & Publication)
Kurtis-Kraft: Masterworks of Speed and Style – Gordon Eliot White (2001; Motorbooks)
The Last Great Miller: The Four-Wheel Drive Indy Car – Griffith Borgeson (2000; SAE International)
Lola: All the Sports Racing & Single-Seater Racing Cars 1978-1997 – John Starkey, Esa Illoinen & Ken Wells (2018; Veloce Publishing)
The Lotus Book: The Complete History of Lotus Cars – William Taylor (1998; Coterie Press)
The Lotus Book: The Complete History of Lotus Cars (Series Two) – William Taylor (1998; Coterie Press)
The Lotus Book: The Complete History of Lotus Cars (Series Three) – William Taylor (2005; Coterie Press)
Lotus: The Complete Story – John Tipler (2022; Crowood Press)
March: Grand Prix & Indy Cars – Alan Henry (1989; Osprey)
Marvelous Mechanical Designs of Harry A. Miller – Gordon Eliot White (2004; Ertel Publishing)
Maserati in the Third Millenium – Enio Golinelli (2001; Edizioni Artestampa)
Maserati: Sports, Racing and GT Cars 1926-1975 – Richard Crump & Rob De La Rive Box (1975; G. T. Foulis & Co.)
Maserati: Sports, Racing and GT Cars from 1926 (second edition) – Richard Crump & Rob De La Rive Box (1976; G. T. Foulis & Co.)
Maserati: Sports, Racing and GT Cars from 1926 (third edition) – Richard Crump & Rob De La Rive Box (1992; Motorbooks International)
Maserati: The Evolution of Style – Roberto Carrer (2014; Rizzoli)
McLaren Engines: A History of McLaren Engines, Inc. and Its Successors – Roger Meiners (2020; SAE International)
McLaren: The Cars 1964-2008 – William Taylor (2008; Coterie Press)
McLaren: The Cars 1964-2012 (second expanded edition) – William Taylor (2012; Coterie Press)
McLaren: The Cars 1964-2020 (third expanded edition) – William Taylor (2020; Coterie Press)
Mercedes & Benz at Indy – George F. Wingard (2001; George F. Wingard)
Miller: Cars & Biography – Griffith Borgeson, with the Smithsonian Institution (1993; Motorbooks International)
The Miller Dynasty: A Technical History of the Work of Harry A. Miller, His Associates, and His Successors – Mark L. Dees (1981; Barnes Publishing)
The Miller Dynasty: A Technical History of the Work of Harry A. Miller, His Associates, and His Successors (second revised and expanded edition) – Mark L. Dees (1994; Hippodrome Publishing)
Motor Racing Mavericks – Doug Nye (1975; Batsford)
Novi: The Legendary Indianapolis Race Car – Vol. I: The Welch Years, 1941-1960 – George Peters & Henri Grueter (1991; Bar Jean Enterprises)
Novi: The Legendary Indianapolis Race Car – Vol. II: The Granatelli Years, 1961-1966 – George Peters & Henri Grueter (1998; Bar Jean Enterprises)
Novi V8, For Much of the Good, Too Much of the Bad – Henri Greuter (19??; independently published)
Novi V-8 Indy Cars 1941-1965 – Karl Ludvigsen (2001; Iconografix)
Offenhauser: The Legendary Racing Engine and the Men Who Built It (reprint edition) – Gordon Eliot White (2015; Echo Point Books)
Offy: America’s Greatest Racing Engine – Kenneth E. Walton (2000; Roadster Works)
Packards at Speed – Robert J. Neal (1995; Aero-Marine History)
Prime Movers – Karl Ludvigsen (1995; Transport Bookman Publications)
The Racing Car: Development & Design – Cecil Clutton, Cyrill Posthumus & Denis Jenkinson (1956; B.T. Batsford)
Racing Car Oddities – Doug Nye (1975; Arco)
The Racing Cars of Dan Gurney: An All American Exhibition (exhibition booklet) – Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum (2015; Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum)
Racing Cars – Piero Casucci (1981; Rand McNally)
The Racing Fords – Hans Tanner (1968; Meredith Press)
The Reynard Story: From Formula Ford to Indycar Champions – Mike Lawrence (1997; Patrick Stephens Limited)
The Roadsters of Indianapolis…Glory Days 1952-1966 – Greg Littleton & Bill Enoch (2004; Sue Breeding)
The Single-Seat Lotus: Formula 1 & Indy Cars – Doug Nye (1978; Newport Press)
Those Incredible Indy Cars – Jean Calvin (1973; Sports Car Press)
Tire Wars: Racing with Goodyear – William Neely (1993; Aztex)
The Turbine Era (exhibition booklet) – Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum (2014; Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum)
Turbine Grand Prix – Gerard Crombac (1989; Automobilia)
The Ultimate Indianapolis 500 Winning Car Collection (exhibition booklet) – Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum (2011; Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum)
Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing Team Collection (exhibition booklet) – Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum (2012; Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum)
Vintage & Historic Indianapolis Race Cars – Dan Owen (1998; Motorbooks International)
The Watson Years: When Roadsters Ruled the Speedway – Gary Wayne (2001; Witness Productions)
A Winning Adventure: Honda’s Decade in CART Racing – Gordon Kirby & John Oreovicz (2003; David Bull Publishing)
The Winning Cars of the Indianapolis 500 – James Craig Reinhardt (2019; Red Lightning Books)
Race Teams
The Checkered Flag – Charles E. Bowes (1958; Bowes Seal Fast)
In Pursuit of Perfection – Team Penske: 1994 PPG Indy Car Champion and Indianapolis 500 Winner – Jeremy Shaw, editor (1994; Hazelton Publishing)
Inside Racing: A Season with the PacWest CART Indy Car Team – Paul Haney (1998; Motorbooks International)
Leader Card Racers: A Dynasty of Speed – Gordon Elion White (2009; Racemaker Press)
McLaren: The Grand Prix, Can-Am and Indy Cars – Doug Nye (1988; Guild Publishing)
Penske Racing Team: 40 Years of Excellence – Alan Hummel (2007; Ertel Publishing)
Team Lotus: The Indianapolis Years – Andrew Ferguson (2008; Haynes Publishing)
Team Penske: 50th Anniversary Exhibition (exhibition booklet) – Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum (2016; Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum)
Team Penske: 50th Anniversary at the Indianapolis 500 – Team Penske (2019; Rizzoli)
Time Flies: The History of PacWest Racing – John Oreovicz (2020; Octane Press)
Pace Cars
500-Mile Race Official Pace Cars (1911-2016) – Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2016; Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
Indy 500 Pace Cars – Auto Editors of Consumer Guide (1996; Publications International)
The Official Chevrolet Indy Pace Car Book: From 1948 to 1990 – D.M. Crispino & John R. Hooper (1992; J & D Publications)
Pace Cars of the Indy 500 – L. Spencer Riggs (1989; Speed Age)
Riding Mechanics
Forgotten Heroes of the Speedways: The Riding Mechanics (booklet) – John E. Blazier & Tom Rollings (1994; Stephen R. Rettig)
Yearbooks / Annuals / Programs / Record Books / Media Guides / Daily Trackside Reports
500 Mile Race Record Book (annually 1966-1995; The Indianapolis News)
500 Mile Race Record Book (annually 1996-1997; The Indianapolis Star & News)
1971 Racing Scene: Indianapolis 500 – Gene Hartley, editor (1971; Motor Publications)
Autocourse Indianapolis 500 Official Yearbook (annually 2003-2004; Autocourse)
Complete Record of Drivers Competing in Indianapolis 500 Mile Race: 1911-1947 – Norman P. Working (1948; Floyd Clymer Publications)
Donald Davidson’s 500 Mile Race Annual – Donald Davidson (1974; Robert G. Moorhead & Donald C. Davidson)
Donald Davidson’s 500 Mile Race Annual – Donald Davidson (1975; Central Publishing Company & Donald C. Davidson)
The Fabulous “500” Record Book (1954; Racing Records)
Floyd Clymer’s Official Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Supplement – Floyd Clymer (annually 1946-1948; Floyd Clymer Publications)
Floyd Clymer’s Official Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Yearbook – Floyd Clymer (annually 1949-1968; Floyd Clymer Publications)
Indianapolis 500 Daily Trackside Report (annually 1966-≈2014; Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
Indianapolis 500 Official Media Guide (annually 1949-2017; Indianapolis Motor Speedway – beginning in 2018, it was published in pdf format only) – it has gone by various names over the years: Indianapolis 500 Facts & Figures, then Indianapolis 500-Mile Race Press-TV-Radio Fact Book, followed by Indianapolis 500 Media Fact Book, and now Indianapolis 500 Media Guide
Indianapolis 500 Official Program (annually 1911-present; Indianapolis Motor Speedway) – over the long history of the race, the front cover of the official program has referenced several different race names. For the first three years, 1911-1913, the programs did not reference the name of the race on the front cover. Beginning in 1914 and for several years thereafter, the program referenced the International Sweepstakes. Exceptions were in 1919 when the program referenced the Liberty Sweep Stakes, and in 1920 no race name was referenced on the front cover. The reference to International disappeared for a couple of years in the early 1930s and disappeared for good by 1946. By 1938, the program cover no longer referenced Sweepstakes as part of the race name. From 1946 through the mid-1950s, the program simply referred to the 500 Mile Race. In the mid-1950s through 1976, the cover shortened it to simply The 500. Beginning in 1977 to the present, the front program cover references The Indianapolis 500. In most years, the race anniversary is also referenced – e.g., the 30th 500 Mile Race or 65th Indianapolis 500.
Indianapolis 500 Record Book (annually 2001-2004; Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
Indianapolis 500 Yearbook Covering the Years 1969-1972 (1980; Carl Hungness Publishing)
Indianapolis 500 Yearbook (annually 1973-1997; Carl Hungness Publishing)
Indianapolis 500 Yearbook (annually 2010-2012; Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
Indy 500, Brickyard 400 & IROC Record Book (annually 1998-1999; The Indianapolis Star & News)
Indy 500, Brickyard 400 & IROC Record Book (2000; Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
Indy Review (annually 1991-2001; Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
Art / Pictorials
Art in Motion – 500 Festival (2003; IBJ Corp.)
The First 30 Years of the Indianapolis 500 – David Story (2019; Crank Automotive Art)
The Indianapolis 500: A Complete Pictorial History – John & Barbara Devaney (1976; Rand McNally)
The Indy 500: 1956-1965 – Ben Lawrence, W.C. Madden & Christopher Baas (2004; Arcadia Publishing)
Indy 500: More Than a Race – Tom Carnegie (1976; McGraw-Hill)
A Pictorial View from the Bear Shops at Indianapolis – Richard J. Iverson (2006; Pitstop Books)
The Race – Bob Verlin & Angelo Angelopolous (1958; Bobbs-Merrill)
Fact Books / Trivia Books
500 On (The Indy) 500: Tales, Facts and Figures on “The Greatest Race in the World” – Rick Shaffer (2021; Coastal 181)
How Much Do You Really Know About the Indianapolis 500 (New Chapter Added for “500” Experts) – Pat Kennedy (2011; Author House)
Indy 500 Recaps: The Short Chute Edition – Pat Kennedy (annually 2012-2020; AuthorHouse)
Little Known “Facts” of the 500! – Keith Bratton (1978; self-published)
The Official Indy 500 Trivia Book: How Much Do You Really Know About the Indianapolis 500 – Pat Kennedy (2015; Author House)
AAA / USAC / CART / Champ Car / Indy Racing League / IndyCar
AAA Contest Board Reports – AAA Contest Board (1907, 1910, annually 1947-1955; American Automobile Association)
AAA Official Record Book – Floyd Clymer (1951; Floyd Clymer Publications)
Autocourse Indy Car Yearbook 1993-94 – Jeremy Shaw, editor (1993; Hazleton Publishing)
Autocourse Indy Car Official Yearbook 1994-95 - 1996-97 – Jeremy Shaw, editor (annually 1994-1996; Hazleton Publishing)
Autocourse CART Official Yearbook 1997-98 - 2002-2003 – Jeremy Shaw, editor (annually 1997-2002; Hazleton Publishing)
Autocourse Official Champ Car Yearbook 2003-2004 – Jeremy Shaw, editor (2003; Hazleton Publishing)
Autocourse Official Champ Car Yearbook 2004-2005 - 2005-2006 – Jeremy Shaw, editor (annually 2004-2005; Crash Media Group)
Autocourse Official History: CART The First Twenty Years, 1979-1998 – Rick Shaffer (1999; Hazelton Publications)
CART: The Men and Machines of Indy Car Racing (annually 1987-88 - 1991-92) – John Norwood (1987-1991; Motorbooks International)
CART Series Update (1979; Championship Auto Racing Teams)
CART Series Update & Information Kit (1980; Championship Auto Racing Teams)
CART Media Guide (annually 1981-2003; Championship Auto Racing Teams)
Champ Car Media Guide (annually 2004-2008; Champ Car World Series)
Championship Trail: The Story of Indianapolis Racing – Robert B. Jackson (1970; H. Z. Walck)
High Octane: The Fastest Auto Racing Series in the World – Melvyn Record (1995; Booksales)
IndyCar – Kris Perkins (1993; Osprey Publishing)
IndyCar Series Media Guide (previously Indy Racing League Media Guide) – IndyCar Series (annually 1996-present; IndyCar Series)
IndyCar Series Record Book (2015; IndyCar Series)
The Indy Car Wars: The 30-Year Fight for Control of American Open-Wheel Racing – Sigur E. Whitaker (2015; McFarland)
Indy Split: The Big Money Battle That Nearly Destroyed Indy Racing – John Oreovicz (2021; Octane Press)
Inside Indy Car Racing – Rick Amabile (1991; Amcars)
IZOD IndyCar Series Historical Record Book (annually 2011-2013; IndyCar Series)
The Men and Machines of Indy Car Racing: CART – Jonathan Hughes, editor (annually 1987?-1992; Autosport International)
The Men and Machines of Indy Car Racing: Indy Car – Jonathan Hughes, editor (annually 1992-1994?; Motorbooks International)
The PPG Indy Car World Series 1981 – Gordon Kirby, editor (1981; Competition Images Inc.)
The PPG Indy Car World Series Annual 1983-1984 – Gordon Kirby, editor (annually 1983-1984; Griggs Publishing)
Speed! Indy Car Racing – Chet Jezierski (1985; Harry N. Abrams)
Technology of the Champ Car – Nigel McNight (1998; Hazelton Publishing)
United States Auto Club Record Book/Yearbook – United States Auto Club (annually 1956-1997; United States Auto Club) – originally called Record Book, and then called Yearbook beginning with the 1981-82 season, and called Media Guide thereafter. The USAC Media Guides continued to be published after 1997, however 1997 was the last Indianapolis 500 sanctioned by the United States Auto Club.
Periodicals, Magazines & Newsletters (100% of the issue’s content is devoted to the Indianapolis 500)
100 Indy 500: Indianapolis 500 Centennial (2011; Sports Illustrated)
Indy 500: The Cars – The Heroes – The History (2016; Road & Track)
Indy at 100 – USA Today (2011; USA Today)
The Short Chute – National Indy 500 Collectors Club (quarterly newsletter, Jan-Feb 1985 to present; National Indy 500 Collectors Club)
Miscellaneous
Charles Lynn – Chuck “The Wolfman” Lynn (2012; CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform)
CRASH! From Senna to Earnhardt: How the HANS Device Helped Save Racing – Jonathan Ingram, with Dr. Robert Hubbard & Jim Downing (2019; RJP Books)
Historic Photos of Indianapolis – George Hanlin (2006; Turner)
The Indianapolis Automobile Industry, 1893-1939 – Sigur E. Whitaker (2018; McFarland)
Indianapolis Then & Now – W.C. Madden (2003; Arcadia Publishing)
Indianapolis Then and Now – Nelson Price (2016; Pavilion Books)
Indy 500 Buyer’s Guide – Jack Mackenzie (1997; self-published)
Indy 500 Buyer’s Guide – Jack Mackenzie (2000; self-published)
Linda Vaughn: The First Lady of Motorsports – Linda Vaughn, with Rob Kinnan (2016; CarTech)
Lost Indianapolis – John McDonald (2002; Arcadia Publishing)
Metal of Honor: The History Behind the Borg-Warner Trophy – BorgWarner (2016; The Fox Company)
Race Drivers’ Wives: 24 Women Talk About Their Lives – Jean Scott Berry & John R. Berry (1982; Berry Publishing)
Race to Justice: She Was the Darling of the Indy 500 Teams…Until She Was Murdered – Larry Sells & Margie Porter (2019; WildBlue Press)
Speedway – Jane Carroll Routte (2004; Arcadia Publishing)
The Stinger: 273 Drivers Speeding Toward Hope – Bones Bourcier & John Andretti (2016; Coastal 181)
The Story of Speedway…A Unique Town – History Committee of the Speedway Civic Committee (1976; Speedway Civic Committee)
What I’ve Learned From Attending Over 35 Indy 500’s: Lessons in Sales, Motivation, Leadership, Management, and Life in General – Jeff Cowan (2018; BookBaby)
What I’ve Learned From Attending Over 40 Indy 500s: Lessons in Sales, Motivation, Leadership, Management, and Life in General – Jeff Cowan (2023; independently-published)
Winners Are Driven: A Champion’s Guide to Success in Business & Life – Bobby Unser, with Paul Pease (2003; Wiley)
Fiction / Historical Novels
17 Minutes on Sunday: Two Drivers Battle to Reach the Top of a Dangerous Sport – Rich Gilberg (2019; Braugler Books)
33 on Sunday: Two Friends Struggle to Advance to the Pinnacle of American Auto Racing – Rich Gilberg (2023; Braugler Books)
500 Miles The Book – Jim Gandolf (2011; Gandolf Holdings)
Black Tiger at Indianapolis – Patrick O’Connor {pen name for Leonard Wibberley} (1962; Washburn)
Burn ‘em Up Barnes – John Rathmell & Colbert Clark (1935; The Saalfield Publishing Co.)
Chasing Checkers: Acceleration – Christopher Hinchcliffe (2018; Morgandale Press)
The Dangerous Month of May – Edward Henry Russell (1970; Pyramid Books)
Indy – Bob Judd (1990; Pan Books)
Kiss the Bricks: A Kate Reilly Racing Mystery – Tammy Kaehler (2017; Poisoned Pen Press)
The Legend of the First Super Speedway: The Battle for the Soul of American Auto Racing – Mark Dill (2020; BookBaby)
Pancake Special – Margaret Nettles Ogan & George Ogan (1965; Funk & Wagnalls)
The Race: At the Indy 500, Death Holds the Checkered Flag… – Bob Judd (1992; Avon Books)
Racing Can Be Murder (anthology of 19 short stories) – edited by Brenda R. Stewart & Tony Perona (2007; Blue River Press)
Return to Glory – Greg Littleton (2007; Art in the Heartland)
Rough Road to Glory – William Campbell Gault (1965; E.P. Dutton & Co.)
The Seat – Tyler Irwin (2020; Tyler Irwin)
Spectator Sport – James Alexander Thom (2000; iUniverse)
Virgin at the Speedway – Barbie O’Connor (2016; Zunne Group Racing)
General Motor Racing or Automotive Books (with Indianapolis 500 References)
Against Death and Time: One Fatal Season in Racing’s Glory Years – Brock Yates (2004; Thunder’s Mouth Press)
Alex Zanardi – My Sweetest Victory: A Memoir of Racing Success, Adversity, and Courage – Alex Zanardi, with Gianluca Gasparini (2004; Bentley Publishers)
American Automobile Racing: An Illustrated History – Albert R. Bochroch (1974; Studio)
American Auto Racing: The Milestones and Personalities of a Century of Speed – J.A. Martin & Thomas F. Saal (2004; McFarland)
Automobile Racing – Ray F. Kuns (six editions; 1931-1947; self-published by Ray F. Kuns)
Automobile Record Breakers – David Tremayne (1989; Discover Books)
Auto Racing Comes of Age: A Transatlantic View of the Cars, Drivers and Speedways, 1900-1925 – Robert Dick (2012; McFarland)
Auto Racing in the Shadow of the Great War: Streamlined Specials and a New Generation of Drivers on American Speedways, 1915-1922 – Robert Dick (2019; McFarland)
Auto Racing USA: The Year in Review – Leslie Ann Taylor, editor (annually 1983-1989?; Anlon Press)
Ballot – Daniel Cabart & Gautam Sen (2019; Dalton Watson)
Brick by Brick: The Story of Auto Racing Pioneer Joie Ray – Patrick Sullivan (2008; American Scene Press)
Bryant: A Century of Reliable Comfort 1904-2004 – David Michael Lewis (2004; Carrier Corporation)
A Century of Motor Racing: The Drivers and Their Machines – Guiseppe Guzzardi & Enzo Rizzo (1999; Barnes & Noble Books)
The Checkered Flag: 100 Years of Motor Racing – Ivan Rendall (1993; Chartwell Books)
Classic Speedsters: The Cars, the Times, and the Characters Who Drove Them – Ronald D. Sieber (2021; Steering Wheel Press)
Damn Few Died in Bed: Memories of a Life in American Automobile Racing 1930-1975 – Andy Dunlop, transcribed and edited by Thomas F. Saal (2007; Racemaker Press)
The Diesel Odyssey of Clessie Cummins – C. Lyle Cummins Jr. (1998; Carnot Press)
The Diesel Odyssey of Clessie Cummins: The Remarkable Story of One of America’s Greatest Inventors – C. Lyle Cummins Jr. (2023 reprint of the 1998 edition; Octane Press)
Driven to Crime: True Stories of Wrongdoing in Motor Racing – Crispian Besley (2023; Evro Publishing)
The Encyclopedia of Auto Racing Greats – Robert Cutter & Bob Fendell (1973; Prentiss-Hall)
The Encyclopedia of Motor Sport – George N. Georgano (1971; Ebury Press & Michael Joseph – published again in 1972; Studio)
Fabulous Fifties: American Championship Racing – Dick Wallen (1993; Dick Wallen Productions)
Famous Auto Races and Rallies – Erwin Lessner (1956; Hanover House)
Fast Company: The Men and Machines of American Auto Racing – Jerry Miller (1972; Follett Publishing)
Faster: How a Jewish Driver, an American Heiress, and a Legendary Car Beat Hitler’s Best – Neal Bascomb (2020; Mariner Books)
Fearless: Dangerous Days in American Open Wheel Racing – Gene Crucean (2014; Kill Switch Publishing)
Finding the Groove – Hal Higdon (1973; Putnam)
Finding the Groove: Racing Legends Reveal Their Secrets to Speed (second edition) – Hal Higdon (2021; Octane Press)
The Ford as a Racing Car – P.W. Cornelius (1924; self-published by P.W. Cornelius / reprinted in 1984)
Formula 1’s Unsung Pioneers: The Story of the British Racing Partnership and How It Launched Motorsport Into the Modern Era – Ian Wagstaff (2022; Evro Publishing)
From Indianapolis to Le Mans – Tommaso Tommasi (1972; Derbi Books)
The Glory Road: The Top Stars, the Punishing Tracks, the Competitive World of Championship Auto Racing – Dick Watson (1973; Stadia Sports Publishing)
The Golden Age of the American Racing Car – Griffith Borgeson (1966; W.W. Norton & Co.)
The Golden Age of the American Racing Car (second edition) – Griffith Borgeson (1998; Society of Automotive Engineers)
Great American Automobiles: A Dramatic Account of Their Achievements in Competition – John Bentley (1957; Prentice-Hall)
Great American Race Drivers – Bill Libby (1970; Cowles)
Great Auto Races – Peter Helck (1975; H. N. Abrams)
Great Moments in Auto Racing – Frank Orr (1974; Random House)
Great Moments in Auto Racing – Irwin Stambler (1968; Four Winds Press)
Great Moments in Speed – Ross R. Olney (1970; Prentiss-Hall)
The Great Racing Cars and Drivers – Charles Fox (1972; Grosset and Dunlap)
Hard Driving Men: Images of Speed 1895-1960 – Dick Wallen (2007; Dick Wallen’s Racing Classics)
The History of America’s Speedways: Past & Present – Allan E. Brown (1984; America’s Speedways)
The History of America’s Speedways: Past & Present (second edition) – Allan E. Brown (1994; America’s Speedways)
The History of America’s Speedways: Past & Present (third edition) – Allan E. Brown (2003; America’s Speedways)
The History of America’s Speedways: Past & Present (fourth edition) – Allan E. Brown (2017; America’s Speedways)
A History of the World’s Racing Cars – Richard Hough & Michael Frostick (1965; Harper & Row)
Legendary Race Cars – Basem Wasef (2009; Motorbooks)
Making It Faster: Tales from the Endless Search for Speed – Dan Binks & Norm DeWitt (2013; Norman DeWitt)
Making It Faster II: The Indianapolis and Grand Prix Cars – Norm DeWitt (2018; Faster Publishing)
Monzanapolis – The Monza 500 Miles: The Endless America-Europe Challenge – Aldo Zana (2017; Società Editrice Il Cammello
My Days with the Diesel: The Memoirs of Clessie L. Cummins, Father of the Highway Diesel – Clessie L. Cummins (1967; Chilton Books)
My Greatest Defeat: Stories of Hardship and Hope from Motor Racing’s Finest Heroes – Will Buxton (2019; Evro Publishing)
My Greatest Race – Adrian Bell (1974; E.P. Dutton & Co.)
The New York Times Complete Guide to Auto Racing – John S. Radosta (1971; Quadrangle Books)
A Photo Pass to the Amazing 1960s: A Photo Journey from Road America, the Indy 500, Watkins Glen F1, Meadowdale and Much More – Ron Nelson (2020; Prairie Street Art)
The Power and the Glory: A Century of Motor Racing – Ivan Rendall (1991; BBC Publications)
Race Car Flashback: A Celebration of America’s Affair with Auto Racing From 1900-1980s – John A. Gunnell (1994; Krause Publications)
Racers at Rest: The Checkered Flag 1905-2008 – Buzz Rose, Joe Heisler, Fred Chaparro & Jeff Sharpe (2008; Rose Racing Publications)
Racers in the Sun: The Story of Florida’s Sprint Car Legends (Volume One) – Richard Golardi (2023; independently published)
Racing Cars and Great Races – Frank Ross Jr. (1972; Lothrop, Lee & Shepard & Co.)
Racing Cars and the History of Motor Sport – Peter Roberts (1973; Octopus Books Ltd.)
Racing is Everything: Images from the Track – Stephen H. Baker (1995; Indiana University Press)
The Rise & Fall of Big Time Auto Racing in America: A Critical History, 1985-2022 – Gordon Kirby (2024; Racemaker Press)
Roar from the Sixties: American Championship Racing – Dick Wallen (1997; Dick Wallen Publications)
Roar With Gilmore: The Story of America’s Most Unusual Oil Company – Charles Seeims & Alan Darr (2014; Planet Ink)
Roaring Roadsters: The Road to Indy – Dick Wallen (2005; Dick Wallen Productions)
Saga of the Roaring Road: A Story of Early Auto Racing in America – Fred J. Wagner (1938; Meador Publishing)
Seventies Championship Revolution: American Racing Championships – Dick Wallen (2003; Dick Wallen Productions)
Stories of Road & Track – Dean Batchelor (1970; Bond Parkhurst Publishers)
Thunder at Sunrise: A History of the Vanderbilt Cup, the Grand Prize and the Indianapolis 500, 1904-1916 – John M. Burns (2006; McFarland)
United States Auto Club: Fifty Years of Speed and Glory – Dick Wallen (2006; Dick Wallen Productions)
The Winners Book: A Comprehensive Listing of Motor Racing Events 1895-2009 – James O’Keefe (2010; Racemaker Press)
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