ASK, AND YE' SHALL RECEIVE.(Competition)

Byline: RUSS BRANDENBURG, AS TOLD TO DONALD DAVIDSON One of the first Americans to work for Team Lotus at Indianapolis recalls how it all came about Indianapolis 500 historian Donald Davidson has more than an encyclopedia's worth of racing stories to tell. One of his favorites concerns an American member of Lotus' 1965 Indy 500-winning team. Russ Brandenburg, today a Speedway "yellow shirt'' (safety team member), recounts to Davidson how he became part of Jim Clark's crew: * * * My dad was head of special services at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for many years, ...