SPEEDWAY NEWS Pictorial 2-3-53 GIOVANNI BRACCO C WEYANT

Collectible, frameable rotogravure covers shipped in protective plastic

CONDITION: - good

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...taken form article written by Larry Ball, Jr in the National  Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum

On May7, 1938 Walter E. Bull published the first issue of Illustrated Speedway News from offices located at 331 St. Nicholas Ave, Brooklyn, NY.  .....many would look to Illustrated Speedway News as their source of weekly racing information...most looked forward to the rotogravure covers (front and back) that would become the paper's signature wondering who would be pictured.  The gravure printing process was known for producing perfect copies at enormous speed.  The process also produced good gloss on relatively low quality paper..So popular were th rotogravure covers, that each year Illustrated Speedway News would produce a year end bound collection of the covers.

  The Illustrated Speedway News claimed to be devoted to auto racing, impartial, and not affiliated with any track nor racing association.  While it held itself out as a national publication, the emphasis was certainly on the tracks, drivers and associations of the  East.  The late 30s and early 40s saw growth for open wheel racing, in particular, the midgets were threatening the big cars open wheel dominance from a popularity standpoint.