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won in 1920 for he was killed racing at Beverly Hills, Cal., in| November of that year. In honor to him, his number was not allotted to any driver in 1921, As America's 1921 speed king, Milton decided to| duck the jinx when he raced here in 1922, He went out after 44 laps. [In 1923, he made up his mind to try his luck with Neo. 1. That was the| year he ‘cracked the jinx and got the checkered flag: | Pete DePaolo, Eddie Hearne, Jimmy Murphy and Harry cin failed

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chance to carry the No. 1 which he bugaboo number by winning the

American racing title in 1939. He's going|to disregard the jinx, Before his Maserati, which car-

ried No. 2 when it sped to victory last year, was wheeled out on the

track, Wilbur instructed ‘“Cotton” Henning, his chief mechanic, to substitute a big No. 1 for the lucky deuce. “Heck, Cotton, I'm driving an automobile race, not playing a numbers [game,” Wilbur said. “If I'm going to win, I can do it whether the car carries number one or thirteen.| Paint out the old one and put the one we're entitled to run with.

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TAKING A few LAPS around the Speedway: Grover Cleveland Bergdoll once was a racing driver and competed in the race here, back One morning while racing at the San Francisco world’s fair ire stretched across the track. He still carries the

in 1915. he ran into a scar, +. , wear out becaus

Cars here may carry any numeber except 11,13, 20, 30, 40, etc. No No. 11 because it might be confused with 1. No No. 13 because—you know. No. number 20, 30, etc., because they could too easily be confused.

* |= = No “500” ever has been run non-stop by a| gasoline powered

first 10. . . . There are electric refrigerators in |every pit to keep supplies cool for the drivers and to cool their helmets. . . . Carl Fisher in 19 planted a silver brick in the speedway track, but

. he and everyone connected with

the race has [forgotten where it was buried. : : ® » ”

YEAR AFTER YEAR, a lucky rabbit scampers across the track

Racing| cars are required to carry reverse gears. they seldom are used. driver overshoots his pit and has to back up. “If he overshoots by the length of more than three pits he must go all the way around the two and one-half mile tfdck and come in again.

They never . Sometimes, however, a

just as the 500-mile race starts. . . . “Dolly” Dallenbach celebrates her 28th year with the big race on May 31. She’s now assistant to “Pop” Myers, general manager. . It took seven hours and 21 minutes to finish the first 10 cars of the initial race in 1911. . . . Only one six-cylinder car has won the “500.” That was Ray Harroun’s Marmon which won the Isugural,

» ” » The race is called the 500-mile race but you have to drive 502% miles to win it. This is because the pace lap to send the cars

A tall, keen-eyed, bronzed 36-

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triumphs which include:

7 *World’s Unlimited Speed Records 10 *International Class “A” Speed Records 8 *American Unlimited Speed Records

"PORTRAIT OF 1 HERD

filled by a true hero::: a man who has driven a racing car 500 torturous miles ;:.who has met the best in the business, and won!

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For we get a real kick out tof wid to the list of Gulfpride

*Fastest time for 500 miles on Indianapolis Speedway |

“They are Louis Meyer and

away to a flying start doesn’t count. » » ” Cars get better mileage from their fuel during the race: than during practice and qualifying tests. Ome reason is that the surface of the track, during the race, becomes improved, for it is coated with the rubber from the 132 tires and from oil which drips out. .Besides the parade of speed

buggies creates a circuiar air current similar to. a following wind for an airplane. . . . There is a tremendous difference in mileage among the various cars. Some get as few as two and one-half miles to the gallon and some as many as 17. . . Nobody ever won the race in successive years.

In Money Most Times

Wilbur Shaw and Cliff Bergere have finished in the money seven times. Two other drivers have been among the first 10 six ph Mulford.

year-old Chicago sportsman will rule as the “Judge Landis” of the race tomorrow. He is Ted H. Doescher, who suc-

ceeds - Charles C. Merz, former race star who retired this year to become assistant to T. E. (Pop) Myers, Speedway general manager... Mr, Doescher is steward. ¥ He has had a meteoric rise in racing circles. ~ He once played football at the University of Illinois. He has been Midwest representative of the contest board of the American Automobile Association for the past two years, and served as chief steward of the World’s Championship Midget Races in Chicago last June. He also was an official of the Vanderbilt Cup races in New York and was assistant to Mr. Merz in the 1939 Indianapolis race; Mr. Merz served as chief steward for five years, replacing the veteran Eddie Edenburn, who died in 1934.

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Deo TO A PONTIAC OWNER talking about * his car. tis enthusiasm and pride of ownership almost give you the i impression that

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