Anton “Tony” Hulman Jr, 1901-1977

Businessman, Yale-educated, he inherited a multimillion-dollar company, Hulman and Company, when his father died in 1942, Clabber Girl baking soda was one of its premier products, He is best remembered for having been persuaded by Wilbur Shaw to purchase the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which had fallen into disrepair

Anton Hulman, Jr, 1901

Anton “Tony” Hulman, Jr, February 11, 1901 – October 27, 1977 was a 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, view all,

Tony Hulman

Tony Hulman, on the other hand, lived to see the Indianapolis 500 become the world’s largest single-day sporting event, witnessing the historic transformation to rear-engine race cars, He died of a stroke in 1977, not long after sharing the pace car with A,J, Foyt following Foyt’s record-shattering fourth 500 win, The speedway remains in the hands of Hulman‘s heirs today,

Tony George says the Hulman family has taken the

Anton “Tony” Hulman Jr,, following graduation from Yale, went to work for the family business, Hulman & Co,, a wholesale grocery supplier founded in 1850, By …

Divorce case could decide Indy 500 track fortune

Anton ‘Tony’ Hulman Jr,, who owned IMS from 1945 until his death in 1977, left George, his grandson, $1,264,881 of his personal fortune, records showed, …

5 Things We Love About Hotel Indy – Indianapolis Monthly

Its first-floor restaurant is dubbed The Hulman, named after Tony Hulman Jr,, who purchased the IMS in 1945 and oversaw its return to prominence following World War II, The black-and-white checkered tile in The Hulman is no coincidence, The Hulman’s coffee bar, The Brandon, is so named because the hotel sits on the Brandon block from the 1800s, Elsewhere, coffee-table books …

The Most Infamous Pace Car in Indy 500 History

Sitting next to Palmer was IMS owner Tony Hulman Jr, In the back seat were astronaut John Glenn, the future U,S, senator from Ohio, and ABC sportscaster Chris Schenkel, They plowed into the camera stand at an estimated 60 mph, Nobody in the car was badly hurt, but that 1971 Dodge Challenger took out the camera stand, tumbling photographers to the concrete below, Russ Lake figures he fell about

IRL: Mary Fendrich Hulman Passes Away at 93

Anton “Tony” Hulman Jr,, Mrs, Hulman‘s late husband, purchased the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1945, Anton Hulman died in 1977, and Mrs, Hulman became chairman of the board of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation, She was succeeded by her daughter in 1988, Mary Fendrich Hulman was born March 13, 1905 in Evansville, Ind,, the only child of John H, and Nettie Buttriss Fendrich, Mrs

Mari Hulman George Obituary 1934

Mary Antonia Hulman was born Dec, 26, 1934 in Evansville, Indiana, the daughter of prominent business magnate Anton “Tony” Hulman Jr, and …

Q&A with Hotel Indy’s Executive Chef Patrick Russ

The Hulman is named in honor of Tony Hulman, Jr,, the legendary Terre Haute entrepreneur who owned the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for several decades, Will you be doing any dishes to honor him? The family told me that when Hulman was a kid, his mother would always send him out with a “pocket roll,” some breakfast pastry he would put in his pocket on the way to school, So …

Mari Hulman George, Indy’s quiet pioneer, dies at 83

Her father, Anton “Tony” Hulman Jr,, purchased the speedway in 1945 and saved it from demolition after World War II, Racing and the facility became a staple of Mari Hulman George’s life, Hers was a familiar figure and voice before the Indianapolis 500 and Brickyard 400 from the late 1990s until 2015, “She was known by millions as the woman who gave the command to start engines for the

Anton Hulman George

Anton Hulman “Tony” George born December 30, 1959 is the former President and CEO of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Hulman & Company, serving from 1989 to 2009, He was also formerly on the Board of Directors of both entities, He founded the Indy Racing League and co-owned Vision Racing, Many commentators, such as Gordon Kirby, suggest that George’s actions at the head …

Foodies rejoice: The Hulman at Hotel Indy opens

The restaurant is named to honor Anton “Tony” Hulman, Jr,, who bought the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1945, saving it from permanent closure, It doesn’t have a full-out racing theme

Famous Hoosier entrepreneurs

Tony Hulman Anton “Tony” Hulman Jr, was known for his connection to the Indianapolis 500, He roared it back to life after World War II, when the race was on hold for four years, and made the