| Winners of Races for Championship Cars, 1930-1939 |
| . | | | | Driver of the Decade: | Bill Cummings | 6 Victories | | . | | | | Car of the Decade: | Miller | 12 Victories |
From Popular Automotive News, June-July,
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| Billy Arnold |
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Photo
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May 30, 1931. Louis Schneider wins the Indianapolis 500.
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Schneider beginning
his 1931 qualifying run. He started the race 13th.
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| Louis Schneider |
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Kirkpatrick Photo
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The pace lap at Indianapolis, May 30, 1931. From Motor Magazine.
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From program for the 100 mile race at Syracuse, N.Y., Sept. 12, 1931
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From the February 1932 issue of Speedway News magazine.
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The Indianapolis
lineup on May 30, 1932. The pole-sitter, Lou Moore, finished
8th. Fred Frame won from the 28th starting position.
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Studebaker driven to third place in the 1932 Indy 500 by Cliff Bergere. Now in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum.
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| Bob Carey |
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International News Photo
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Bob Carey during a pit stop on the way to 2d place -- and the national championship! -- at Oakland, Nov. 13, 1932.
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Bruce Craig Photo
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Carey photographed at Legion Ascot Speedway, where he died in a crash on April 16, 1933.
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Photo by Thomas Burnside from the Fall 1963 issue of Automobile Quarterly
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The Miller-powered car driven by Fred Frame to win the 1932 Indianapolis 500. Photographed at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum.
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The 1931 champ at Syracuse, July 2, 1932. He finished 11th.
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| Louis Meyer |
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International News Photos
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May 30, 1933: Lou Meyer wins his second Indianapolis 500.
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Ad showing telegram to Veedol from Louis Meyer after his 1933 Indianapolis victory
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ELGIN
From 1910 until 1920, the Elgin Road Races were a highlight of the American auto racing scene.
In 1933, as part of the World Fair in Chicago, the races were revived for just one more time.
Two races were held, and many of the top drivers of the day competed. The first race, for stock roadsters, was won by Fred Frame. The second race, a "free for all" with no limit on engine size, was won by Phil Shafer.
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International Chicago
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Bill Cummings, right, in Victory Lane at Indianapolis, May 30, 1934. His mother joined in the celebration.
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| Bill Cummings |
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Carroll Photo Service
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Mines Field, Calif., now the site of Los Angeles International Airport, February, 1934. Not a championship race, but a champion driver: Wilbur Shaw. Later that year, in December, Shaw finished second in the championship race at Mines Field.
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The inspection garage inside Hangar 5 at Mines Field, 1934. The race was originally scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 18, but was run on Saturday, Feb. 24. Stubby Stubblefield won. In this photo, car no. 36 was Louie Meyer's. The car behind it was Al Gordon's.
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From "The Miller Dynasty" by Mark L. Dees
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Mines Field, Calif., 1934, Ralph Hepburn,
right, and Bill Cummings, left.
Race day morning, Indianapolis, May
30, 1935
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Indianapolis,
May 30, 1935. Rex Mays, the pole-sitter, led 89 laps including
this one. A broken steering shackle put him out of the race.
Behind him in this photo were Lou Meyer, Al Gordon, Floyd
Roberts and Tom Gulotta.
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Souvenir matchbook, 1935.
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| Kelly Petillo |
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Kelly Petillo, winner of the 1935 Indianapolis 500.
Hawes Wax trading card.
Lou Meyer, first to win the Indianapolis 500 three times.
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| Mauri Rose |
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Nuvolari wins the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race.
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International News Photo
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| Wilbur Shaw wins the 1937 Indianapolis 500. |
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Shaw refuels his own car on the way
to winning the 500 in 1937.
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| Wilbur Shaw |
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Photo by Smith Hempstone Oliver from "Vanderbilt Cup Race: 1936 & 1937 Photo Archive" by Brock Yates
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Rex Mays (14) gets a jump on winner Bernd Rosemeyer (center) and Rudi Caracciola.
The starter is Ralph DePalma. July
5, 1937.
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International News Photo
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Bernd Rosemeyer of Germany wins the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup race.
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The 1937 Mercedes-Benz W125.
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From left: Ernst von Delius and Bernd Rosemeyer of Germany and Giuseppe Farina of Italy.
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| Floyd Roberts |
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Rat Pack Enterprises
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Milwaukee, 1938. Not a championship
event, but an interesting picture. Teams waiting for the payout
at State Fair Park. Cars were driven by Myron Fohr (70), Duke
Nalon (25) and Jimmy Snyder (6).
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1939. Starring Pat O'Brien, John Payne and Frank McHugh
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| Wilbur Shaw |
| National Champion |
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Gasoline Alley 1939:
Above, Floyd Roberts's , Burd Piston Ring Special; below, George Bailey's rear-engined Miller, left, and Harry McQuinn's Elgin Piston Pin Special
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Photo by Maurice Parson
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Indianapolis Pace Lap, 1939
The pace car is a Buick and the pole-sitter is Jimmy Snyder
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Photo by Maurice Parson
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Lou Meyer after his backstretch crash, Indianapolis, 1939. It was his last championship race.
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Courtesy of Luke@deezalrecords.com
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Wilbur Shaw, winner of the 1939 Indianapolis 500.
1934 Advertisement
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