Group of Four Indy Cars, Samsonite 200, Pikes Peak International Raceway, June 29, 1997

Summary

Though Pikes Peak, Colorado, is better known for its international hill climb race, the area has also hosted oval-track racing. Pikes Peak International Raceway opened near Colorado Springs in 1997, and its one-mile circuit hosted various professional Indy car and NASCAR events. More recently, amateur racing series have used the facility for training and competitions.

Though Pikes Peak, Colorado, is better known for its international hill climb race, the area has also hosted oval-track racing. Pikes Peak International Raceway opened near Colorado Springs in 1997, and its one-mile circuit hosted various professional Indy car and NASCAR events. More recently, amateur racing series have used the facility for training and competitions.

Artifact

Slide (Photograph)

Subject Date

29 June 1997

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2011.125.12

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Photographs Gift of John G. Clark.

Material

Film Phototransparency

Technique

Photographic processes

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 2 in

Width: 2 in

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