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Anton "Tony" Hulman Jr. (February 11, 1901 – October 27, 1977) was an American businessman from Terre Haute, Indiana, who bought the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1945 and brought racing back to the famous race course after a four-year hiatus following World War II.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner. (Feb. 11, 1901-Oct. 27, 1977). Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, Anton (Tony) Hulman Jr. was the grandson of a German immigrant, Herman Hulman, who landed in Cincinnati, started a wholesale grocery business, and then moved to Terre Haute.
May 14, 2024 · Nearly 80 years ago Indianapolis Motor Speedway was little more than a weed patch and broken grandstands. Tony Hulman changed all that.
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Jan 5, 2022 · INDIANAPOLIS — Most things Tony Hulman Jr. touched eventually turned to gold. Indianapolis Motor Speedway, for example. He took it from a shuttered, dilapidated venue overgrown with weeds —...
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ANTON HULMAN, Jr., commonly known as Tony, was the grandson of German immigrants who established a wholesale grocery firm in Terre Haute, Indiana. Hulman was a star athlete at Yale University in both football and track and field.
Hulman's extraordinary organizational prowess was put to its utmost test when AAA abruptly exited from auto racing in 1955. His skillful maneuvering resulted in the creation of the United States Auto Club.
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Aug 22, 2020 · Lucky for us, Hulman never left anything to chance – in life, and in death. “Tony Hulman was rather like Howard Hughes,” said IMS historian Donald Davidson of the legendary business magnate...
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