Fire destroys ‘500’ memorabilia

IndyStar.com reports a basement fire in the Speedway home of racing historian Donald Davidson posed a significant loss for fans of the Indianapolis 500.

Davidson, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s historian, said the official files and memorabilia from more than three decades of work as a statistician and historian for the U.S. Auto Club and IMS were safe.

What was lost was much more personal — 30 to 40 irreplaceable photographs of race car drivers and favorite moments.