Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 May 1940 — Page 18
WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1940
1937, but did not finish, ‘his car|Al SBOE. Usual occupation: Gen- |Home: Milwaukee. In 1937, his . og oe wail pbc tne bas eral contraetor, By | start, a broken crankshaft w. e was es ef him out after 247 miles, I “the finish. Did not qualify in| NO. 45—TONY WILLMAN, 1998, 1 orced out at 100 miles; =
1938. In 1939, out at 107 miles 3 mp-. 1939, | lo t at 470° with carburetion
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| po went out after 130 miles. Did not |1936, but failed to qualify. In 1937, NO. 1—WILBUR SHAW NO. 14—BILLY DEVORE pete In 1938; in 1939, out at |relief driver; in 1038, forced out|with clutch trouble, Car: Boyle Special; motor: Ital- Car: Holabird Special; motor, Of-
Tex. Raced here as relief in 1032, ir 1934 forced out at 375 miles; in 1¢35 did not qualify; in 1936 ait
“Car: Leader Card S Qualifying. tor, Marchese-Miller. Age\ 35; * mar- trouble. Qualifying speed this year:
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i, miles with differential trouble. (after 40 miles; relief driver for 100 speed this year: *120.797. Hobbies: fan Maserati. Age, 37; married. A laps last year. Qualifying speed| this year: 120.818. Hobby: Wood=-| | ; # working. Usual occupation: Mechanic. : : ’ p
‘NO. 49—RENE LEBEGUE
Car: Schell Special; motor, Maserati. Age 25; married. Home: Paris, France. Has not raced in America before. Won four European Grand Prix last year. Won the 12-hour endurance race at Paris and the 500-kilometer road race at Comminges. In 1938 won the Pau Grand Prix. Qualifying speed this year: 118.981, Hobby: Photography. Usual occupation: Race driver.
NO. 54—RALPH HEPBURN|
Car: Bowes Seal Fast Special; motor, Offenhauser. Age, 44;. married; one daughter, 7.. Home: Van Nuys, Cal. Came here first in 1925, In 1926] was eighth; in 1927, out after spin at 200 miles; in 1928 out at 120 miles; in 1929, at 35 miles; in 1930, did not compete; in 1931, third; in 1932, did not compete; in 1933, out at 82 miles; in 1934, out at 402:miles; in 1935, fifth; in 1936, out at 490 miles; in 1037, second, 2.16 seconds behin Wilbur. Shaw; in 1938, did no qualify; in 1939, his car, being driven by Bob Swanson, was wrecked in|. the crash which killed Floyd Roberts. Qualifying speed this year: 123.860. Hobbies: Golf and taking movies. Usual occupation: Salesman for the Tidewater Oil Associabon, in charge of Hollywood terriory
NO. 58—AL MILLER
Car: Alfa-Romeo Special; motor, Alfa-Romeo. Age, 33. Home: Detroit. Started driving here in 1932 when he went out at 165 miles, and then drove relief until 350 miles. In 1933, forced out at 402 miles; in 1934, finished sixth, in 1935, out at 447 miles; in 1936, out at 285 miles; in 1937, out at 425 miles; in 1938 out at midway point, and in 1939, out at |" 102 with a broken throttle bracket. Qualifying speed this year: 120.228. Hobby: Hunting. Usual occupation: Test driver for Hudson,
NO. 61—FLOYD DAVIS
native of Indianapolis, he spénds . much. of his time on the West Coast: First raced here in 1927, finhed fourth. In 1928 forced out at 107 miles; in 1930 at 143 miles; in 1932 at 392 miles. In 1932 finished second; in 193¢ went out at 37 miles; in 1935 second again; in 1936 finished seventh; in 1937 and 1939 he won, was.second in 1938. He qualified this year at 127.065. Usa ual occupation: Firestone Safety Bureau director. Hobbies: Golf, flying, hunting, fishing.
NO. 3—TED HORN
Car: Boyle Special; moter, Miller. Age, 30; married; two daughters, 4 months, and 7 years. Home: Hawthorne, N. J., although a native of Cincinnati. Started as| a dirt track racer in 1927. ApPeared here first in 1935, being forced out of competition at 360 miles. Finished second in 1936, third in 1937, and fourth in 1938 and 1939. Qualifying speed this year: 125.545. Hobbies: Hunting, fishing and bowling. “Usual occupation: ‘Race driver. ;
NO. 5—CLIFF BERGERE
Car: Noc-Out Hose Clamp Special; motor: Offenhauser. Age, 32; margied. Home: Hollywood, Cal, where he is a movie stunt man. Raced at Ascot Speedway in Los Angeles in 1923 1924 and "1925. Came here in 1927, finishing ninth. In 1928, forced out after 15 miles with broken timing gear; in 1929 finished ninth; in 1930 did not compete; in 1931 finished ninth; in 1932, third; 1933, 10th; 1934, seventh; 1935, ran out of gas at 494 miles; 1936, out at 250 miles, then drove 1937, fifth; 1938, out at 285 miles with broken connecting rod, then relief for; Herb Ardinger, finishing third; third in 1939. Qualifying speed this year: 123.673. Hobby: Tennis.
NO. 6—GEO. BARRINGER ‘Car: Hollywood Payday Special;
motor, Offenhauser. Age, 34; married; one son, 3. Home: Houston,
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ished eighth; relief for Cliff Bergexe in 1937. Did not compete in 1¢38. Finished sixth last year. Qualifying speed this year: 121.889. Hobby: Fishing. Usual occupation :~Mechanic.
NO. 7—MAURI ROSE
Car: Elgin Piston Pin Special; motor: Offenhauser. Age, 34; Home: Columbu® O. Started here first in 1¢33, forced out at 128 miles. 1£34, finished second; in 1935, out at 257 miles; in 19%6, finished fcurth; in 1937, out at 375 miles; 1938, out at 412 miles; in 1939, fine isaed eighth. Qualifying Seed this year: 125.624.
NO. 8—JOEL THORNE
Thorne-Donnelly| - Special; Motor: Sparks. Age, 25; married. Home: New Rochelle, N. ¥.; Tucson, Ariz, and Encino, Cal. Came here in 1933 as spectator after graduation from Rutgers. In 1934 oktained job as mechanic for Lou Moore. Attempted to qualify in 1936 and. 1937 but failec. Ninth in 111938; seventh last year. Qualifying speed this year: 722.432
NO. $—FRANK V/EARNE
Car: Boyle Spécial; motor: Offenhezuser. Age, 27; married. Home: Pasadena, Cal. A comparative newcomer. In 1937, fore, »d out after 247 miles. He finished 10th in 1938 ard ninth last year. Qualifying time this year: 123 416. Hobby: ' Bowling. Usual occupation: Foreman in bcttling plant.
NO. 10—GEORGE CONNOR
Lencki Special; motor: Lencki. Age, 33; merried; one dsughter, 14 montis. }iome: Ls Angeles, Cal. First cr¢ve here 1935, going out af 300! miles, In’ 1936 he finished 10th gnd in 1937 he was ninth. In 1938 h¢ was forced out after [250 miles with a burned bearing and in 1939 a bjioken mag-| neto drive shaft forced him out at
Car:
487 miles, Qualifying [speed this year: 124.585. ‘Hobby: Making motion pictures. - Usual occupation: Machinist, Po
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fenhauser. Age, 28. Home; St. John, Kas. He is the son of the late, great driver, Earl DeVore. Young DeVore started racing in 1935 when he was badly hurt in a race at Atlanta and was forced to wear a [special brace
‘for many months.
her his, first start here in 1937, finished seventh. In 1938, finished eighth and last year came in 10th. i qualifying speed this year: 122.179.
NO. 16—FRANK BRISKO
Car: Elgin Piston in Special; Motor designed by Brisko. Age, 40; married; one son, 17. Home: Chi: cago. His Speedway record: 1929, 11th; 1930, did not compete; 1931, forced out at 345 miles; 1932, out at 152 miles; 1933, out at 117 miles; 1934, ninth; 1935, out at 195 miles: 1936, out. at 450 miles; | 1937, out at 262 miles; 1938, out at 100 miles; 1939, out at 95 miles with broken valve spring. Qualifying speed this year: -122.716. Usual | occupation: Operates a machine shop. Hobby: Fishing.
NO. 17—GEORGE ROBSON
Car: Keller Special; motor, Offenhauser. Age, 31; arried, one child. Native of Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, now makes his home in Huntington Park, Cal. i qualified at 116.305 miles an hour in 1939 to become an alternate, Ju did not start, since all 33 cars were able to get to the starting line. Qualify-| ing speed this year: 122.562. Usual occupation:- Racing.
NO. 19-R. SNOWBERGER
Car: Snowberger Special; motor: Miller. ‘Age 38; married. Home: Detroit. - Designs and builds own cars. Made first start here in 1928, Forced out after 10 miles; in 1929 went out after 112 miles; finished eighth in 1930; fifth in 1931, and again in 1932; eighth in both 1933 and 1934; forced out at 135 miles in 1935; forced out in 1936; out in 1937 and‘ ‘1038 both at 150 nriles; out at 125 miles last year with radiator trouble. Qualifying speed this year: 121.564. Hobbies: lunting and and fishing, :
NO. 21—-DUKE NALON
Car: Marks-Offenhatser Special; motor, Offenhauser. Age, 28; married. Home: Chicago. In his first appearance here last year he failed to qualify. A dirt track and midget racer. Qualifying speed this year: 121.790.
NO. 24—WM. CANTLON 1
Car: Surber Special; motor, offenlmuser. Age, 37; marie. Home: Indianapolis. In 1927 and 1928 he drove relief; in 1929, did not com30, was second; (1931, forced | ; out 20 miles; 1932, did not compete; 1933, forced out at 125 miles; 1934, forced out at 187 miles; 1935, sixth; 1936, ran. out of gas after 485 miles; 1937, out at 450 gniles, 1938, went out at 35 miles with su--percharger trouble; last|year, out at 37 miles when the lubricating system failed. Qualifying speed this year: 123.376. Hobby: Flying. Usual occupation: Tavern operator. ’
NO. 25—EMIL ANDRES
"Andres Special; motor, Age, 29; married. Drove. relief in at 467 miles; ip 1938 forced out ky |accideni at 120 miles; in 1939, out) at 55 miles with “a broken water manifold. Qualifying speed this year: 122.963. Hobby: Baseball. Usual occupation: Racing midgets and dirt track cars.
NO. 26—LOUIS | TOMEI
Car: Falstaff, Special motor, Offenhauser. Age, 30. Home: VanNuys, Cal. Made his first start Here in
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Home: Chicago.
Qualifying speed this year: 124;619 Hobbies: Fishing and hunting. Usual occupation: Midget racing.
NO. 33—REX MAYS
Car: Bowes Seal Fast Special; .imotor, Lou Meyer. Age, 27; married; one son, 6 months. Home: Glendale, Cal. Pacific Coast gacing champion in 1934 and "1935. Raced here first in 1934, forced out at 132 miles; in 1935, out at 307 miles; in 1938, out at 480 miles; in 1937, out at 60 miles; in 1938, out at 120 miles; last year, out at 362 miles with engine * trouble. Qualified this year at 127.850 ‘for the. pole position. Hobbies: Bowling and golf. Usual Sceupation: Owns and races midgets.
NO. 34—CHET MILLER
Car: Wharton-Dewart Special; TROT ALT Roman. Age 37; marrie ome: Detroit. His Speedway record: In 1930, forced out after 402 miles; in 1931, 10th; in 1932, forced out at 312 miles; in 1933, out at 407 miles; in 1934, out at 27 miles; in 1935,.10th; in 1936, finished fifth; in 1937, forced out at 90 miles; in 1938, third; last year involved in the three-car wreck i which Roberts was killed at 267.5 miles. Qualified this year at 121.322. Hobby: Golf. Usual occupation: - Owns used car firm.
NO. 35—KELLY PETILLO
Car: Indiana Fur Special; Motor: Offenhauser. Age, 36; married; one son, 13. Home: Los Angeles. Made first appearance here in 1932, finishing 11th. In 1933, forced out at 420 miles; and in 1935 was the winner, out in 1938 and flagged off last year with clutch trouble at 352 miles. Qualifying speed this year: 125.331. Usual occupation: Real estate. Hobbies: Hunting, watching boxing. Considers “13” his lucky number,
NO. 36—DOC WILLIAMS
Car: Quillen Bros. Special; motor, Miller. Age, 29; married. Home: Franklin, Ind. First came here in 1933, driving a [converted Ford. Didn’t start. Finished 13th in 1934. Crashed during practice in 1935. In 1936, flagged off after 49214 miles, out of gas. In 1937, didn’t start; in
1938, didn’t qualify; in 1939, didn’t start. ‘Qualifying speed this year: 122.963. Usual occupation: Buffer and farmer.
NO. 38—PAUL RUSSO
Car: Elgin Piston Pin Special; motor, Briskp. Age 26. Home: Kenosha, Wis. Another of the rewcomers, Never raced here. He is a brother of Joe Russo who raced in the “500” many years ago. Paul is a dirt and midget racer. Qualifying Speed. this year: 120.809.
NO. 41—HARRY M’QUINN
Car: Hollywood Payday Special} motor, Alfa-Romeo. Age, 34; married; one son, 15. Home: Indianapolis. In 1934 went out at 33 miles; in 1935 out at 10 miles; in 1936,. out at 499 miles; in 1937, out at 122; in 1938, seventh; in 1939; out at 275 miles when clutch: plate failed, Qualifying speed this year: 122.486. Usual occupation: Racing.
NO. 42—JOIE CHITWOOD
Car: Kennedy Tank Special; motor, Offenhauser. Age, 26, married. Home: Topeka, Kas. Joie is the only Indian race driver in the world. He is a Cherokee. He played halfback for Haskell University and also competed in track. Has beefi racing five years. Ee held three championships last year: The Eastern AAA;
the Southeastern AAA. His first this year: 121.757. Hobbies: Hunt-
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in 1934, finished 11th, Forced
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Car: Lencki Special; motor, Of-4 fenhauser. Age, 29; married. Home:
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appearance here. Qualifying speed |
Springfield, Ill. He competed in
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ried; one son, 9; one dau hter, 13, 118.914. Usual occupation: Racing,
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1935, forced out after 120 miles; in 1936, went out at 110 miles; in 1937, finished 10th; in 1938, out after 250 : miles; finished 12th last year. Qual- NO. 44—AL PUTNAM Myin g speed Ais yesr: 19.584, Hob. Car? Refinoil Special; motor, Ofby: Riding. Usual occupation: Hol- 2 ied. H ] lywood stunt driver. | : fenhauser. Age,,31; married. Home: Los Angeles and Detroit. Dirt racer on the coast, he came here first in
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NO. 27—T, HINNERSHITZ
Car: Marks Special; notor, Offens hauser. Age, 28; arried, "one} daughter, 16 months. Home: Read-| ing, ewcomer to local track. A
1938 and 1939 he was second in the Eastern Championship ratings. Qualifying speed this year: 122.624. Hobby: Machine shop. Usual occupation: Race driver, |
NO. 28—SAM HANKS
Car: Duray Special; motor, Duray. Age, 25; married. Home: Alhambra, Cal. _Another midget over the U. 8. and larger cars at Milwaukee, Wis. He was Pacific Coast midget champion in 1937. In 1939 he won the National Championship board meet | at Chicago. Qualified this year at 123.064. Hobbies: Bowling and hunting. Usual occupation: Racing midgets.
NO. 29—RAUL RIGANTI
Car: . Maserati Special; motor, Meserati. Age, 44. Home: Buenos Aires, Argentina. First competed here in 1923 as a member of the Bugatti team, forced out at 47 miles with motor trouble. inished 14th | in 1933 with a car having a stock Chrysler motor. Been racing in South America since. Qualifying speedh this year: 121.827. Hobby: Touring. Usual occupation: Sales manager for Hudson in Argentina.
NO. 31—-MEL HANSEN
Car: Hartz Special; motor, MilAge, 28; married; one son, 10. Home: Los Angeles. Made his reputation as a midget driver on the West Coast. First appearance here was last year when he went out at 282 miles when brakes locked and he hit pit wall Qualifying 124.753. Hobby; Midget racing.” Usual. occupation: Race driver and airplane mechanic.
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Car: Sampson Special; motor, Sampson. Age, 27; married; one daughter, 11. Home: Los Angeles. Made his first start here in 1937,
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