Winged Wheels

Something that's been on my mind is winged wheel logos.
The Red Wings is obviously one, and another is the Indianapolis Motor Speedway logo.

The current Red Wings logo.


And the Indianapolis Motor Speedway logo.


So maybe that's another reason why I love the Wings.
I grew up in Indiana, and loved Indy car racing when I was kid. Auto racing was probably my first sports love. I remember touring the museum when it was on the outside of the track. I memorized - not consciously, but just by looking at the program so much - all the 500 winners from 1961 to 1975. As I got older I moved on to other interests, so by 1985 I wasn't caring as much. Still there was that deep connection. So by 1995 when I became an NHL fan and the Devils met the Wings in the Stanley Cup Final, I chose the Wings.

Maybe a subconscious reason was the winged wheel logo. It dawned on me 13 year later when I saw this at the track. It's a tin replica of the 1951 35th running of the Indianapolis 500.