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Indianapolis. He is also known for having set a land speed record at the Daytona Beach Road Course in the 81-liter, triple-engined, White Triplex Spirit of Elkdom on April 22, 1928.Cachets marking the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, or the pre-race 500 Festival, are not unusual. Unlike most, this one was sent via air mail, implying that it carried something important.The 1929 race was the seventeenth to be held, and the pole was won by Cliff Woodbury with an average speed of 120.599 mph, which was almost 2 mph slower than the track record. Ray Keech won the race with an average speed of 97.585 mph and took home $31,350 in prize money. He drove for Maude A. Yagle, the only woman to own a winning car in Indy racing historySadly, Keech was fatally injured in a crash at Altoona Speedway just 17 days after his victory at Mailed by Harry H. Coburn, who owned a company that sold photographic supplies. Postmarked August 26, 1929.