Bravery is a necessary ingredient for every driver who competes in the Indianapolis 500. That part’s a given. But bravery isn’t a one-size-fits-all affair; there are levels involved here, which George Mack demonstrated during his solitary appearance at Indy in 2002.In fact, the Californian added two new tiers of fearlessness...

Almost 20 years before the advent of the NTT IndyCar Series’ Race For Equality & Change, Indy Racing League founder Tony George took an important step in providing support for George Mack, its second African American driver.Mack made his IRL debut in 2002 with the fledgling 310 Racing team. Following...