1.0Supercars.nethttps://www.supercars.net/blogrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="RFkEGa8x1Z"><a href="https://www.supercars.net/blog/jim-mcelreath-1928-2017/">Jim McElreath (1928-2017)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.supercars.net/blog/jim-mcelreath-1928-2017/embed/#?secret=RFkEGa8x1Z" width="600" height="338" title="“Jim McElreath (1928-2017)” — Supercars.net" data-secret="RFkEGa8x1Z" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.supercars.net/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.supercars.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/McElreath-1970-CROPPEDv1.jpg1080684Hall of Famer Jim McElreath passed away last Thursday, in his hometown of Arlington, Texas, at the age of 89. Already a wily veteran when he made his first Indianapolis 500 start in 1962, McElreath impressed observers by qualifying 7th and running 2nd in the early going, having passed the likes of A.J. Foyt and Rodger Ward to do so. Delayed by slow pit stops, however, he could only finish 6th with his six-year-old Kurtis-Offy roadster. The effort, however, was […]