Autosportsportradio.com Show on Tuesday November 20th…

The Autosportradio.com 2018 Show presented by Honda and HPD, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Verizon IndyCar Series and the SVRA will stream live on  Tuesday November 20th live from McGilvery’s Speedway.. 3009 No High School Road.. beginning at 7PM ET.

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Scheduled guests…
This evening in the first segment will be a memorial to Mari Hulman George. My guest to speak of her will be…
                        Jack Snyder
Attorney Jack Snyder was asked to represent the Hulman family on the passing of Tony Hulman by Mary Fendrich Hulman. Mr Snyder was elected to the Hulman company Board of Directors where has severed for many years. Mr Snyder, for a long time, was the only non-family member to serve of the board.
Prior to being retained Mr Snyder knew of Mari but had not met her. Since working with the Hulman George family he has spent time with and has some interesting stories to tell of her and who she really was.
Most of us and the miilions of fans of the 500 and racing in general don’t really know her as she was rather shy and never sought the lime light.
Mr Snyder will enlighten us on Tuesday.
Mr Snyder has retired from Ice, Miller Attorneys after a 40 year law career.
           From the Associated Press November 5th, 2018

                                            

Mari Hulman George, the “quiet pioneer” of auto racing who was instrumental in the expansion of Indianapolis Motor Speedway and became known to millions of fans over the years as the one who ordered countless drivers to start their engines before races, died Saturday. She was 83.

Mari Hulman George, the speedway’s chairman of the board emeritus, died in Indianapolis with her family at her side, the speedway said in a statement.

“Our mother was such a unique, wonderful person. She loved her family, friends, auto racing and animals with equal passion,” said Tony George, current chairman of IMS. “She was a quiet pioneer in so many ways, from owning a race team in the 1950s and 1960s to overseeing a period of tremendous growth and evolution while chairman of the board at IMS.”

Mari was IMS chairman from 1988 through 2016. 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 Indianapolis 500 and other events at the speedway, but her true legacy will be the generous and kind philanthropy she learned from her parents,” George said. “That compassion and desire to help people and animals every day are the true hallmarks of her incredible life.”

“Her vision and guiding hand has been a driving force at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and her love of motorsports, along with her compassion for everyone associated with racing, was unrivaled,” he said. “We will all miss her leadership and her spirit.”

Hulman George was immersed in auto racing and became friends with many drivers during her teenage and early adult years. She joined with longtime family friend Roger Wolcott to form the HOW racing team, which fielded American Automobile Association (AAA) and United States Auto Club (USAC) Sprint and National Championship cars for several drivers, including Jerry Hoyt, Eddie Sachs, Tony Bettenhausen, Roger McCluskey and Elmer George, whom she married in 1957.

George won the Midwest Sprint Car title in 1957 and finished third in 1956 and 1958. Mari Hulman George also co-owned an Indianapolis 500 entry in 1962 and 1963 that her husband drove. He finished a career-best 17th in 1962 and received relief help from Paul Russo and A.J. Foyt during that race.

“Racing is filled with passionate people, but you’d be hard pressed to find anyone more passionate than Mari Hulman George,” said Tony Stewart, an Indiana native who grew up idolizing the Indy 500 and the speedway.

Born Dec. 26, 1934, in Evansville as Mary Antonia Hulman, she never ventured far from Indiana. Hulman George attended Purdue University and was an Indianapolis community leader with her stewardship of the speedway.

She launched numerous philanthropic efforts, including benefits for Indiana Special Olympics and complimentary field trips for Indiana’s schoolchildren. She focused on the arts, health care and, in particular, animal care. She served on the board for Hulman & Company, IMS and the IMS Foundation, as well as First Financial Bank, a publicly traded company headquartered in Terre Haute.

Hulman George was especially close to four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Foyt, whom she met a year before his 1958 Indianapolis 500 debut. She and Foyt placed a commemorative “golden brick” into the famous “Yard of Bricks” start-finish line in May 2011 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the inaugural Indianapolis 500 and the 50th anniversary of Foyt’s 1961 victory.

Foyt lamented the loss of a friend he and his wife, Lucy, had known for decades. He recalled living with the Georges early in his career.

“We’ve been close for over 60 years. We spent many a Christmas together, our kids are about the same age so we had a lot of wonderful times together,” he said. “We did a lot of things together and had a lot of fun. She’s going to be dearly missed, especially by me.”

Mari hosted for years two events during the lead-in to the Indianapolis 500. The “Racers Party” took place annually on the opening weekend of the “Month of May” for the entrants of the Indy 500, and a “Friends of the 50s and 60s” event was held the week before the race.

She welcomed all drivers to the parties, setting a standard for providing red carpet treatment to all past and present Indianapolis 500 competitors when they came to the track regardless of their stature with the public.

“Mrs. George was committed to the long-term health of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as a treasured Indiana asset, and her stewardship as chairman set the tone for staff and others involved with IMS,” said J. Douglas Boles, president of IMS.

                                  
                                                   Dave Dusick

The story of the Dave Dusick that everyone knows started in May of 1978. At the age of thirteen months, I was diagnosed with a small tumor in my right cheek. It was Rhabdomyosarcoma, an incurable cancer. At that time, the stats went like this: one in a million kids got it…and none survived. I was given a 50% chance of living six months. Within days, I was admitted into my new home, the Riley Hospital for Children. Over the next twenty-four months, I endured numerous surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation. Thanks to the efforts of the staff at Riley, an amazing support network of family and friends, a whole lot of Prayer and one great big miracle…I was declared clear of all signs of cancer in the Summer of 1980. Although clear of cancer, the result did not come without complication. Because of the extreme nature of the treatment, the cells in the affected area were damaged, along with my pituitary gland. In simple terms, they killed the cancer…and everything near it. The short-term result was a lack of a right side sinus and the prevention of the growth of an upper palette of adult teeth. Through the years, several minor obstacles were battled, but the most obvious long-term effect was to my physical appearance. As I matured and grew, the right side of my face did not grow at the same rate.

Today, I live with a few minor inconveniences, but for the most part, without disability or impediment. Sure, I look different, but hey…it’s me. Nicknames such as “the funny looking kid at Indy”, “the crinkle faced kid” and “Concave Dave” are not self-deprecating, they’re self-motivating. My life is a gift…and I’m grateful for the chance to live it. Through turning his adversity into his strength, Dave has become a recognizable figure in many professional and social communities. While not many know this story, it seems that no matter where you go, everyone knows Dave Dusick. He and the IKDD Nation hope to use this recognition to create a positive endeavor that benefits current and future families that have a child who suffers from a life-threatening childhood illness. The Dave Dusick Foundation is a not-for-profit entity dedicated to providing support to families that have a child who suffers from a life-threatening or life-altering illness. This support can be personal, emotional or financial. The successful ending to Dave’s story is a result of the staff and community of the Riley Hospital for Children. As the only comprehensive children’s hospital in Indiana, Riley Hospital for Children has spent 85 years caring for Indiana’s children. Dave is just one of many who have passed thru Riley with outstanding results. By sharing his story, Dave hopes to raise awareness for this storied facility. For this reason, the Dave Dusick Foundation currently donates all the proceeds from this project directly to the Riley Childrens Foundation.

The Racers Know Dave Dusick event will take place on Thursday, December 6 starting at 7 p.m in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Media Center on the 4th Floor. A racing and sports memorabilia raffle, food stations, cash bar and live entertainment will all be a part of this special evening.

Click here to purchase tickets. General Admission Tickets are $35 pre-purchased and $50 at the door. They include entry and unlimited access to food stations. VIP Tickets are $100 and include entry, unlimited access to food stations, two drink tickets and a gift. All proceeds from this event go to Riley Children’s Foundation.

See you Tuesday evening at McGilvery’s Speedway