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A BLACK DOCTOR-DR.JIM LOGAN

When driver Billy Roe took the checkered flag in qualifying for the Casino Magic 500, the St. Louis chiropractor became the first African-American with sole ownership of a team to put a car in the field of an Indy Racing event. This stretches back to the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911."I finally got a chance to qualify and make a race," said Logan as Roe pulled off the racing surface. "Hopefully, this a sign of things to come in the future.
"We're making history, for No. 1. No. 2, all of us like racing, we love racing. We're here doing what we really want to do. To make history on top of it is just a bonus. We're trying to open up this sport to people who haven't been here before, mechanics, people working on the cars, technicians, engine builders and also as fans. So I think this is going to be good for the sport in the long run. Everything has to have a start and this is a good place to do it."