05-19-2017, 10:35 AM
For all the race fans, we mourn the loss of a racing great, Jim McElreath. He was the 1962 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year and raced in 15 Indy 500's. He died in his sleep at his home in Arlington, TX last night. He had been inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame, the Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame. Jim was one of only eight surviving drivers who drove a front-engine car in the Indy 500.