Ray Harroun (January 12, 1879 - January 19, 1968) was an American racecar driver. January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...
Born in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania, he won the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911. He was the AAA season champion in 1910. In his racing, he was the first to use what we would now call a rear-view mirror. Spartansburg is a borough located in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. ... The Indianapolis 500 is an American race for open-wheel automobiles held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. ... A database query syntax error has occurred. ... Nigel Mansell racing in a Champcar in 1993 Terminology Champcar, a shortened form of Championship Car, has been the name for a class of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades. ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The rear-view mirror of a Mazda 626. ...