One was born in Shelbyville, Indiana, in 1902 and the other in a cramped workshop in Bologna, northern Italy, 35 years later. Yet, when the two came together, they astounded the world by winning the Indianapolis 500 twice, in 1939 and 1940. Wilbur Shaw built his first car when he was 18 years old and, by 1924, he had won America’s National Light-Car Championship in his RED Special. After that, he raced on just about every half-mile track in Indiana,…
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