Arthur W Graham III

Arthur "Art" W. Graham III (Nov 20, 1940 - May 12, 2008) was the Director of Timing & Scoring for the Indianapolis 500 from 1978-1998

A native of Columbus, IN, but a longtime resident of Cincinnati, OH and then Brownsburg, IN. Graham designed and implemented the first fully automated electronic race timing and scoring system and introduced many of the timing-and-scoring innovations now used in American and International open-wheel racing.

Graham was also a Computer Engineer for IBM for 30 years from 1962-1992, overseeing the PC Divisions unprecedented growth in home computers. His dual roles with IBM and Indy, birthed a partnership with "Big Blue" and USAC that enabled innovations not seen in other Motorsports.

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