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George Bignotti, the Glossary

George Adolph Bignotti (January 12, 1916 – September 27, 2013) was an American motor racing mechanic and team owner who was active in American open-wheel car racing from the 1950s through the 1980s.^[1]

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Auto racing crew chiefs

A. J. Foyt

Anthony Joseph Foyt Jr. (born January 16, 1935) is an American former racing driver who competed in numerous disciplines of motorsport. George Bignotti and a. J. Foyt are IndyCar Series team owners and International Motorsports Hall of Fame inductees.

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Al Unser

Alfred Unser (May 29, 1939 – December 9, 2021) was an American automobile racing driver, the younger brother of fellow racing drivers Jerry and Bobby Unser, and father of Al Unser Jr. He was the second of four men (A. J. Foyt, himself, Rick Mears and Hélio Castroneves) to have won the Indianapolis 500 four times (1970, 1971, 1978, 1987), the fourth of six to have won the race in consecutive years, and the winner of the National Championship in 1970, 1983, and 1985. George Bignotti and al Unser are International Motorsports Hall of Fame inductees.

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American open-wheel car racing

American open-wheel car racing, generally known as Indy car racing, or more formally Indianapolis car racing, is a category of professional automobile racing in the United States.

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Championship Auto Racing Teams

Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) was a sanctioning body for American open-wheel car racing that operated from 1979 until dissolving after the 2003 season.

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Crown Hill Cemetery

Crown Hill Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at 700 West 38th Street in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.

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Fred Agabashian

Fred Levon Agabashian (August 21, 1913 – October 13, 1989) was an American racer of midget cars and Indy cars.

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Gordon Johncock

Gordon Walter Johncock (born August 5, 1936) is an American former racing driver. George Bignotti and Gordon Johncock are International Motorsports Hall of Fame inductees.

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Graham Hill

Norman Graham Hill (15 February 1929 – 29 November 1975) was a British racing driver and team owner, who was the Formula One World Champion twice, winning in and as well as being runner-up on three occasions (1963, 1964 and 1965). George Bignotti and Graham Hill are International Motorsports Hall of Fame inductees.

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Indianapolis

Indianapolis, colloquially known as Indy, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County.

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Indianapolis 500

The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, and commonly shortened to Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States, an enclave suburb of Indianapolis.

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum is an automotive museum on the grounds of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States, which houses the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame.

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International Motorsports Hall of Fame

The International Motorsports Hall of Fame (IMHOF) is a hall of fame located adjacent to the Talladega Superspeedway (formerly Alabama International Motor Speedway) located in Talladega County, east central Alabama. George Bignotti and International Motorsports Hall of Fame are International Motorsports Hall of Fame inductees.

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Jackie Stewart

Sir John Young Stewart OBE (born 11 June 1939) is a British former Formula One racing driver from Scotland. George Bignotti and Jackie Stewart are International Motorsports Hall of Fame inductees.

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Joe Leonard

Joseph Paul Leonard (August 4, 1932 in San Diego, California – April 27, 2017 in San Jose, California) was an American professional motorcycle racer and racecar driver.

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John W. Mecom Jr.

John W. Mecom Jr. (born 1940) is the chairman of the John W. Mecom company and former owner of the New Orleans Saints NFL football team.

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Johnny Boyd

Johnny Boyd (August 19, 1926 – October 26, 2003) was an American racecar driver.

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Jud Larson

Eugene Wesley "Jud" Larson (January 21, 1923 Grand Prairie, Texas – June 11, 1966 Reading, Pennsylvania) was an American racecar driver.

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Las Vegas

Las Vegas, often known as Sin City or simply Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the seat of Clark County.

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List of USAC Championship Car seasons

From 1956 to 1978, the United States Auto Club (USAC) sanctioned Championship Car class featured the top teams and drivers in U.S. open-wheel racing.

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Midget car racing

Midget cars, also speedcars in Australia, is a class of racing cars.

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Motorsports Hall of Fame of America

The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) is hall of fame that honors motorsports competitors and contributors from the United States from all disciplines, with categories for Open Wheel, Stock Cars, Powerboats, Drag Racing, Motorcycles, Sports Cars, Aviation, at Large, Off-Road and Historic.

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National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame

The National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame is an American Hall of Fame and museum for midget cars.

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Nevada

Nevada is a landlocked state in the Western region of the United States.

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Parnelli Jones

Rufus Parnell "Parnelli" Jones (August 12, 1933 – June 4, 2024) was an American professional racing driver and racing team owner. George Bignotti and Parnelli Jones are IndyCar Series team owners and International Motorsports Hall of Fame inductees.

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Patrick Racing

Patrick Racing was an auto racing team in USAC, CART, Champ Car and the Indy Racing League.

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Roberto Guerrero

Roberto José Guerrero Isaza (born 16 November 1958) is a Colombian-American former race driver.

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Salisbury, Maryland

Salisbury is a city in and the county seat of Wicomico County, Maryland, United States.

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San Francisco

San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, financial, and cultural center in Northern California.

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San Mateo, California

Saint Matthew is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States, on the San Francisco Peninsula.

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Selective Service System

The Selective Service System (SSS) is an independent agency of the United States government that maintains a database of registered male U.S. citizens and other U.S. residents potentially subject to military conscription (i.e., the draft).

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The Daily Times (Salisbury, Maryland)

The Daily Times is a morning daily English-language (broadsheet) publication based in Salisbury, Maryland, United States, and primarily covers Wicomico, Worcester, and Somerset counties, and regional coverage across the Delmarva Peninsula.

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Tom Sneva

Thomas Edsol Sneva (born June 1, 1948) is a retired American race car driver who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1983.

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True Value

The True Value Company is an American wholesaler.

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United States Auto Club

The United States Auto Club (USAC) is one of the sanctioning bodies of auto racing in the United States.

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United States Department of Commerce

The United States Department of Commerce (DOC) is an executive department of the U.S. federal government concerned with creating the conditions for economic growth and opportunity.

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Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing

Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing, commonly referred to simply as Parnelli or VPJ, was a motor racing constructor and team from the United States.

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West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall of Fame

The West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall Of Fame, originally the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame, is a Hall of Fame for people associated primarily with late-model stock car racing on the West Coast of the United States.

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1930 United States census

The 1930 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau one month from April 1, 1930, determined the resident population of the United States to be 122,775,046, an increase of 13.7 percent over the 106,021,537 persons enumerated during the 1920 census.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bignotti

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