Lawrenceville School, Worcester Academy, Sheffield Scientific School
Occupation
businessman
Employer
Hulman & Company
Known for
Clabber Girl Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Spouse
Mary Fendrich Hulman
Children
Mary Antonia Hulman George (Mari) grandchildren Nancy, Josie, Kathi and Tony George
Notes
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Anton "Tony" Hulman Jr. (February 11, 1901 – October 27, 1977) was an American businessman from Terre Haute, Indiana, who bought the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1945 and brought racing back to the famous race course after a four-year hiatus following World War II.
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"Tony Hulman." Almanac of Famous People, 9th ed. Thomson Gale, 2007.
Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Michigan: Gale, 2009. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC
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Fee. Retrieved 25 March 2009 via Fairfax County Public Library.
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"Anton "Tony" Hulman". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. April 11, 2001. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
Anton "Tony" Hulman Jr. (February 11, 1901 – October 27, 1977) was an American businessman from Terre Haute, Indiana, who bought the Indianapolis Motor...
Anton Hulman "Tony" George (born December 30, 1959) is the former Chairman, President, and CEO of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Hulman & Company...
Antonia "Mari" Hulman George (December 26, 1934 – November 3, 2018) was the daughter of Anton "Tony" Hulman and Mary Fendrich Hulman, prominent Indiana...
when asked to do so on the spur of the moment by Speedway president TonyHulman. This tradition has continued through the years, notably by actor and...
Fendrich Hulman (March 13, 1905 – April 10, 1998) was the wife of the late Indiana industrialist Anton "Tony" Hulman, Jr. and matriarch of the Hulman-George...
permitted on Sundays, but the gates might not be open to the public. When TonyHulman bought the Speedway after World War II, Speedway management continued...
League and Hulman & Co., which produces Clabber Girl Baking Powder. Notable members include: Anton "Tony" Hulman and Mary Fendrich Hulman Their daughter...
huge crowds while attending the 1948 Indianapolis 500 and thought, "If TonyHulman can do it here, I can do it back home." Brasington bought 70 acres from...
reopen the racetrack as a public venue. He found Terre Haute businessman TonyHulman. Meetings were set up and the speedway was purchased on November 14,...
philanthropist TonyHulman, the patriarch of the local Hulman family, it is home to the Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team. The Hulman Center has...
Haute Action Track in 1971. Named the Hulman Classic in honor of Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner TonyHulman (who was still alive at the time), the...
traditional phrase. After complaints and consideration, on race morning, TonyHulman recited the following: In company with the first lady ever to qualify...
Henning Takeo "Chickie" Hirashima Lindsey Hopkins Mary Fendrich Hulman Anton "Tony" Hulman Bob Jenkins Frank Kurtis (O) Eddie Kuzma Jean Marcenac Jim McGee...
Wheeler Eddie Rickenbacker TonyHulman Wilbur Shaw Mary F. Hulman Mari Hulman George Tony George Joie Chitwood Jeff Belskus Hulman & Company Roger Penske...
charge of the IMS Radio Network and was the son-in-law of IMS owner TonyHulman. The confrontation was unrelated to the running of the race. In addition...
two slow turns, and effectively lengthened the Hulman Boulevard backstretch. At the end of the Hulman Blvd. backstretch, a new 90-degree left corner leads...
unofficial track record. This would be the final Indy 500 for track owner TonyHulman, who would die of heart failure on October 27, 1977. IMS Radio Network...
for the USAC Stock Car division. It was to be called the "TonyHulman Classic", but Hulman and the Speedway management politely declined the offer. In...
Andretti was the first driver to attempt the feat, on May 29, 1994. In 2001, Tony Stewart became the first and only driver to date to successfully complete...
24th "500" (all consecutive), leading all active drivers. Former winner Tony Kanaan retired after the 2023 race, and 2019 winner Simon Pagenaud will not...
track records. TonyHulman, the popular owner and president of the track since 1945, died the previous October. His widow Mary F. Hulman was named the...
Evro Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84425-537-5. Whitaker, Sigur E. (2014). TonyHulman: The Man Who Saved the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-7882-8...
single-handedly to find a buyer to rejuvenate the speedway. On November 14, 1945, TonyHulman purchases the track and begins a six-month crash renovation program to...
War II. In 1945, Rickenbacker sold the racetrack to the businessman Anton Hulman Jr. Before going to Detroit to produce his automobile with RMC, Rickenbacker...
Bruce Walkup (#97) Bentley Warren (#36) On race morning, track president TonyHulman was reportedly chatting with William F. Harrah, owner of Harrah's casino...
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