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02465aam a2200349 i 4500 001 898E8A3E6DF511ECB33FF4E951ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220105010041 008 210707s2021 ncuaf b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021032518 020 $a 1476683778 020 $a 9781476683775 035 $a (OCoLC)1198892977 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d UKMGB $d OCLCF $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us-nv 050 00 $a GV1033.5 C34 C36 2021 100 1 $a Cannon, Randall, $d 1956- $e author. 245 10 $a Caesars Palace Grand Prix : $b Las Vegas, organized crime and the pinnacle of motorsport / $c Randall Cannon. 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2021] 300 $a x, 408 pages, 24 pages of plates : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 26 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "The path of Grand Prix racing in America wound through raceways at Sebring, Riverside, Watkins Glen, Long Beach, and finally Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. At each stop, the influence of organized crime seemed no more than a handshake away. But at Caesars the vast crime syndicate appeared deeply involved in the operations of the luxury-branded resort. The Caesars Palace Grand Prix then culminated in an unholy alliance of the world capital of gambling, shadowy figures, and the international czar of Formula One. During its four-year run of successive Formula One and CART IndyCar events, the race hosted the biggest names in motorsport--Mario Andretti, Bernie Ecclestone, Roger Penske, Chris Pook, Alan Jones, Nelson Piquet, Niki Lauda, Danny Sullivan, Bobby Rahal and Al Unser among them. The podium celebration of the inaugural Grand Prix put the convergence of alleged organized crime influences and auto racing on public display, while the years that followed provided their own curiosities. This book traces the intertwined threads through decades of accounts, extensive interviews, and the files of the FBI"-- $c Provided by publisher. 611 20 $a Caesars Palace Grand Prix (Automobile race) 650 0 $a Gambling $z Las Vegas. $z Las Vegas. 650 0 $a Organized crime $z Las Vegas. $z Las Vegas. 650 0 $a Automobile racing $z Las Vegas. $z Las Vegas. 941 $a 2 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20221012010535.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20220506012436.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=898E8A3E6DF511ECB33FF4E951ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search