PICTURES
1915 Winner Ralph Mulford
(Bruce Craig Collection)
The Speedway's First Fatality - Joe Cooper
(Larry Ball, Jr. Collection)
Ralph DePalma Won The 150-Miler In 1916
(Bruce Craig Collection)
Tom Alley, Shown Here at Elgin, Brought the Ogren to Des Moines in 1915
(Chicago Daily News Negatives Collection, Chicago Historical Society)
Earl Cooper: First 3-Time National Champion
(Bruce Craig Collection)
Eddie Rickenbacker Won The 50-Miler in 1916
(Rickenbacker Collection, Auburn University)
Tommy Milton Crashed During The 150-Miler in 1916
(Bruce Craig Collection)
Eddie O'Donnell Was Strong In The AAA Events
(Bruce Craig Collection)
Charley Devlin, shown here at Sheepshead Bay, brought his Duesenberg to Des Moines in 1916
(Jim O'Keefe Collection)
Pete Henderson Makes His First A.A.A. Start In 1915
(Rickenbacker Collection, Auburn University)
W.W. "Cockeyed" Brown brought his Du Chesneau to Des Moines in 1915
(John Distefano Collection)
$2500 Couldn't Keep Bob Burman In Des Moines
(Chicago Daily News Negatives Collection, Chicago Historical Society)
Billy Chandler Would Return To Des Moines In 1916 After Crashing In 1915
(Chicago Daily News Negatives Collection, Chicago Historical Society)
Cedar Rapids Native Buddy Jones Was Scheduled To Drive The Clergy In 1915, But Instead Rode With W.J. Shrunk To Seventh Place
(Chicago Daily News Negatives Collection, Chicago Historical Society)