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Originally Posted by Harford20
Jobu, very biased here (as he is a direct relative of mine), but when talking AAA sanctioned races, Ray Harroun was as famous if not more than Oldfield from 1905-1911. Oldfield was a speed daredevil, no question unmatched here, but was often banned from big-track racing.
Dave
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I believe one of Oldfield's proudest moments is when he beat boxer Jack Johnson in a close mano a mano auto race; it was a near thing but Barney pulled it out at the finish.