The J. Frank Harrison story Given today’s racing environment with its multi-million-dollar corporate budgets, it can be hard to imagine a time when private individuals paid these expenses. Wealthy enthusiasts such as Lindsey Hopkins (a Florida investment banker), John Edgar (a California industrialist), Joe Lubin (a California tractor parts dealer), and Tony Parravano and Frank Arciero (both owners of California construction companies) spent substantial amounts of money on cars raced on their behalf. Besides the satisfaction of participating in the…

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