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J Louis Frey

J Louis Frey

Howdy

Driver Howdy Wilcox was born Howard Samuel Wilcox in 1889. The Indiana native is best known for winning the 1919 Indianapolis 500. It was…

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The One Eyed Race Winner

Tommy Milton grew up on a dairy farm in Minnesota. He was born blind in one eye but by memorizing the eye chart he could always pass the…

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4 Strange But True Indy 500 Stories

Perhaps the weirdest incident in race history occurs to driver Elmer Shannon in 1919. The Wisconsin rookie driver was hit in the neck by a…

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The Chevrolet Brothers

The Chevrolet brothers were Louis, Arthur, and Gaston.

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Riding Mechanics at Indy

Riding Mechanics-The riding mechanic, or mechanician, had numerous duties while competing in an auto race. They included watching for…

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July 4, 1924

No, this is not a typo. I wanted to look back 100 years ago, to see what was happening in the world of Championship Car racing. The story…

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Rambling Alice Ramsey

The first woman to drive across the USA was Alice Ramsey. She was born in 1886 near Hackensack, New Jersey. Alice Taylor married…

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Jul 3

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The Curious Case of the Constantly Cursed Case Cars

Farm implement manufacturer JI Case Threshing Machine Company from Racine, Wisconsin owned the first car entries for the 1911 Indianapolis…

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Jul 1

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Bad Luck Millionaire Racer

Spencer E Wishart was born into great wealth in December 1889. His father was a millionaire investor on Wall Street. Wishart drove in his…

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Jun 29

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The Hero of the 1911 Indianapolis 500

Harry C. Knight was born in Jonesboro, Grant County, Indiana on August 6, 1889. At the age of 13 he was working two jobs, one as a bellhop…

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Jun 28

J Louis Frey

J Louis Frey

J Louis Frey is an auto racing writer, historian, and speaker. He resides in Pennsylvania with his wife, children, and grandchildren.

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