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able Mrs. Agajanian has been attending who is 72 now, doesn't have to work, ask me how much money I have, I really
college in quest of a teaching degree. but he helps out in the office mornings couldn't tell you. Much of it is tied up
J.C., who graduated from San Pedro before going home to Mama. The boys in investments. I would not want to say
High and attended junior college for are responsible lads and help out at the I had 4½ million if it turned out I didn't
awhile, is quite proud of the upper-crust track, selling tickets and programs and have that much."
education afforded his heirs and the things like that." Clearly, none of the Agajanians will
solid circumstances he has provided for It has been said that Agajanian "owns be going on relief.
them. Gardena." "I would not go that far," Aggie caught the racing bug as a boy
"We are able to live quite comfort- Aggie grins. "We do own a lot of prop- Speedway and drove in some hot-rod •
He hung around the old Legion Ascot
ably," he points out modestly "Papa, erty in Gardena and elsewhere. If you

EARLY DAYS at South Ascot: Aggie, flanked by Louis and Sam
Nigro, with Slim Mathis in car Sam was J. C.'s first race driver

AGGIE AND dad (right) toast Chuck Stevenson after a racing victory.

PARNELL! JONES, winner in '63,
and sponsor J. C. Agajanian.
PROPHETIC HAT was tried on in '63; Aggie
will have a Ford-Lotus in the '65 event.
WINNINGEST "98" built: Twice won pole, led race four times, winner of 500 once.

PROMOTER AGAJANIAN at work, signing up drivers (1-r) Paul Goldsmith,
Tony Bettenhausen and Parnelli Jones for one of his events.