Outlaws

Abstract

Once auto racing was pushed to the track and manufacturers began becoming more involved in the sport, the door was open to the participation of working-class drivers. One of these in particular, Barney Oldfield, revolutionized the sport by introducing a new technique that allowed him to dominate track racing for the next decade. Oldfield exemplified the working-class values of his fans that conflicted with the elite ideals of the amateur gentlemen who governed racing. The racing authorities tried repeatedly to exclude Oldfield pushing him to be a racing “outlaw” but ultimately they could not keep him off the track due to his immense popularity.KeywordsClub MemberAutomobile RacingTrack RacingProfessional DriverRoad RaceThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.