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WILBUR SHAW

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WILBUR SHAW
<p><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>WILBUR SHAW </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:windowtext'>(1902-1954). A great race driver in his own right, he is perhaps best known as the man who, with Tony Hulman, saved Indianapolis Motor Speedway from becoming an industrial park and helping to promote it into one of the world’s great motorsports facilities. TLS “<i>Wilbur</i>,” 1p, 4to, Indianapolis, Jun 13, 1947. On Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation letterhead to Ray Johnson. In full, “<i>I am finally getting around to correspondence that has been piled on my desk, and your nice note of May 23d and the Lap Prize check was just uncovered. I mean the letter only—the check went to a very deserving young man. I want to tell you that you did a grand job, and we deeply appreciate your cooperation and support</i>...” Boldly signed. Accompanied by a 10"x8", b/w printed photograph of Shaw and Jigger Johnson in his Gilmore Special at the track in 1937. Fine.</span></p>