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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.
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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.

  4. 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.

  5. May 19, 2024 · He got Rickenback­er and Hulman together and the deal was struck in November 1945 at the Indianapol­is Athletic Club. Hulman was a Terre Haute businessma­n whose business empire of Hulman & Co included its signature product, Clabber Girl baking powder and numerous real estate holdings.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

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  8. 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 ...

  9. May 26, 2016 · "Tony Hulman, without him it's unlikely there would have been, or currently is, an Indy 500," said Bobby Rahal, the 1986 winner. Lauded as "a phenomenal man" by Mario Andretti, Hulman is widely considered to be the sole reason the speedway and the race have made it to its 100th running this Sunday.

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