Dave Wilson looks back on his love of racing and his career path to the IMS Museum. (Spoiler: He has Rick Mears to thank.)
For the ( Track ) Record
Welcome to For the (Track) Record, the official blog of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, where you get a “behind-the-scenes” look at how we run things around here. From highlights of collection pieces in the basement to insider views into our daily museum lives, we hope you enjoy getting to know more about us. Thanks for reading!
Education manager, Ana Wallace, shares how her love of science and history helps her focus on education at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum.
IMS Museum collections manager, Roxie Dunbar, talks about how her early love of history and museums led to her caring for the Museum's scrapbook collection.
Longtime IMS staffer and current IMS Museum fundraiser Peggy Swalls details her career working at the world's greatest speedway.
Museum host supervisor, Bernie Sewell, talks about growing up in the Roadster era, his lifelong love of racing and Roadsters in the IMS Museum.
Curator of vehicles, Jason Vansickle, on how his family, first "500" race, and interest in historic automobiles served as a catalyst for his museum career.
IMS Museum restoration technician Nelson Cabrera explains how an engine rebuild scratches that mechanical itch during the pandemic stay-at-home order.
Have you ever thought about the people in a museum? I don’t just mean the people in paintings, photos and, in the case of the IMS Museum, the ones with their faces on the trophy. I’m talking about museum people - the ones who work there and the ones who…
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