Английская Википедия:Chet Gardner
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox racing driver
Chester Leroy Gardner (March 16, 1898 – September 3, 1938) was an American racing driver, named by promoters as "The Grand Old Man of Auto Racing."[1]
He was killed in an accident during a time trial at the Flemington Fair Speedway when he swerved to avoid a child that had run onto the racetrack.[1]
Racing career
Gardner started racing in 1922 in Colorado. In 1933 he won the Midwest AAA Sprint Car Championship. He was named "Southern Dirt Racing King" twice.[1]
Between 1928 and 1938, Gardner made 25 starts in the AAA series, where his best result was third.[2] From 1930 to 1938 he competed in the Indianapolis 500.
Motorsports career results
Indianapolis 500 results
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Year | Car | Start | Qual | Rank | Finish | Laps | Led | Retired |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1930 | 18 | 5 | 105.811 | 7 | 38 | 1 | 0 | Spun T1 |
1933 | 21 | 15 | 112.319 | 22 | 4 | 200 | 0 | Running |
1934 | 4 | 5 | 114.786 | 9 | 21 | 72 | 0 | Rod |
1935 | 18 | 9 | 114.556 | 17 | 7 | 200 | 0 | Running |
1936 | 6 | 18 | 116.000 | 12 | 29 | 38 | 0 | Clutch |
1937 | 31 | 9 | 117.342 | 28 | 11 | 199 | 0 | Flagged |
1938 | 38 | 18 | 120.435 | 17 | 5 | 200 | 0 | Running |
Totals | 910 | 0 |
Starts | 7 |
---|---|
Poles | 0 |
Front Row | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Top 5 | 2 |
Top 10 | 3 |
Retired | 3 |
Шаблон:Col-end Ref.:[3]
Sources
External links
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 He was also known as the "King of the Money Makers" because in the 1930s he was one of only several drivers that made good money at racing. Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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