Tomorrow many sports fans will enjoy a long standing American tradition. They will spend the day enjoying the 94th running of the Indy 500 Auto race, the greatest that racing has to offer. Today we are marking the 99th anniversary of the first running of that race, May 29, 1911.
The first running of the race was won by Ray Harroun, a local racing legend. Harroun won the race with an average speed 74.6 mph. He would not however defend his title the following year as this was the last race of his career.
The race has through the years produced many exciting races and many legends. This years has all the promise of living up to the standards set by the many drivers who have run the race in the past 99 years.
Tomorrow we look at a hitter who hit five home runs in one game for club that lost the game.
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