Forty remarkable stories of forty champion racing drivers who but for a stroke of bad luck, an unfortunate last minute mistake, or just the intervention of fate, were never able to win America's Greatest Race; the Indianapolis 500. Written by automotive historian Joseph Freeman and racing journalist Gordon Kirby, with a forward by Michael Andretti; a beautifully produced hardbound book, of 400+ images on 303 pages, covering the years 1911-2014.