Speedway Hall of Fame Museum wins dispute with driver

A former race car driver has lost his lawsuit to force the return of a car displayed at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum.

The car is a Porsche 935 K3 in which Reginald "Don" Whittington, his brother and Klaus Ludwig won the 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Whittington claimed he only loaned the car to the museum when he handed it over in the early 1980s. The foundation that runs the museum argued it was donated.

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago decided in favor of the museum Tuesday, ruling that Whittington didn't have sufficient documentation.

The court says the lesson is that "an unwritten contract isn't worth the paper it isn't written on." Indy Star