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1921—Tommy Milton won the first time in this Frontenac, designed and built by Louis Chevrolet (black hat and mustache). Tommy was first again in 1923. :

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1927—Georgde Souders, Purdue student, collects with a pint-sized Duesenberg.

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1938 — Kelly Petillo’

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1913 — Jules Goux behind the wheel of his "speedy" French Peugeot.

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1928—Louis Meyer took the first of his three victories. The others in 1933 and 1936 made the West Coast driver the leading

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1912—Joe Dawson gets the checkersd i in another: Indianapolis car.

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1914 — Speed jumped to 82.47 as Rene Thomas (seated righthand side) won in this Delage equipped with Cord Tyres.

1919 — Howard (Howdy) Wilcox seated in the driver's seat of his victorious Peugeot. He practiced for months before the big event.

1924—First of the Duesenberg winners, driven part way by L. L. Corum.

1922—First to average over

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1929 —.Ray Keech's triumph , was short. A few days later he

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1924—Joe Boyer tooled the “Duesey" across as relief driver

1930 — Billy Arnold, accompanied by ‘Spider Matlock,

1941 — Floyd Davis started

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1925—Another Duesenberg, squiped with the first balloon tires. won with Pete DePaolo aboard.’ The speed limit was thought to be reached when he averaged 101.13. )

1934~Indianspolis N Cummings took top honors.

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! 11932—Fred Frame, first to better DePaolo’s average, with

policeman, : Jerry Houck as mechanic,

Johnson by his side.

1941—Mauri R and thundered Moore grins, He

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