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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

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Starts 7
Poles 0
Front Row 0
Wins 0
Top 5 2
Top 10 3
Retired 3

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Sources

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  1. 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
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