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1936 Indianapolis 500

Index 1936 Indianapolis 500

The 24th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 30, 1936. [1]

65 relations: AAA Contest Board, Al Miller (racing driver born 1907), Ancestry.com, Babe Stapp, Bill Cummings, Billy Winn, Borg-Warner Trophy, Buttermilk, Chet Gardner, Chet Miller, Cliff Bergere, Dave Evans (racing driver), Deacon Litz, Doc MacKenzie, Doc Williams (racing driver), Donald Davidson (historian), Dusty Fahrnow, Emil Andres, Floyd Roberts, Frank Brisko, Frank McGurk (racing driver), Fred Frame, Freddy Winnai, George Bailey (racing driver), George Barringer, George Connor (racing driver), George Wingerter, Great Depression, Harry Hunt, Harry McQuinn, Henry Banks, Herb Ardinger, Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis 500 traditions, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Jimmy Snyder (racing driver), Joel Thorne, Johnny Seymour, Kelly Petillo, Lou Moore, Louis Meyer, Louis Tomei, Luther Johnson (racing driver), Mauri Rose, Packard, Packard One-Twenty, Phil Shafer, Ralph DePalma, Ralph Hepburn, Ray Pixley, ..., Rex Mays, Rick Decker (racing driver), Riding mechanic, Russ Snowberger, Shorty Cantlon, Ted Horn, Tommy Milton, Tony Gulotta, WIBC (FM), Wilbur Shaw, Zeke Meyer, 1933 Indianapolis 500, 1935 Indianapolis 500, 1936 AAA Championship Car season, 1937 Indianapolis 500. Expand index (15 more) »

AAA Contest Board

The AAA Contest Board was the motorsports arm of American Automobile Association.

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Al Miller (racing driver born 1907)

Allen "Al" Miller (April 28, 1907 Pontiac, Michigan – August 18, 1967 Standish, Michigan) was an American racecar driver active in the 1930s and 1940s.

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Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com LLC is a privately held online company based in Lehi, Utah.

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Babe Stapp

Elbert "Babe" Stapp (February 26, 1904 in San Antonio, Texas – September 17, 1980 in Indianapolis, Indiana) was an American racecar driver active in the 1920s and 1930s.

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Bill Cummings

Bill Cummings (November 11, 1906 Indianapolis, Indiana – February 8, 1939 Indianapolis, Indiana) nicknamed "Wild Bill", won the 1934 Indianapolis 500.

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Billy Winn

Billy Winn (27 August 1909 Weston, Missouri – 20 August 1938 Springfield, Illinois) was an American racecar driver.

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Borg-Warner Trophy

The Borg-Warner Trophy is the trophy presented to the winner of the Indianapolis 500.

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Buttermilk

Buttermilk refers to a number of dairy drinks.

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Chet Gardner

Chet Gardner, Born "Chester Leroy Gardner" (16 March 1898 in Grant City, Missouri – 3 September 1938 in Flemington, New Jersey) was an American racecar driver, named by promoters as "The Grand Old Man of Auto Racing."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.

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Chet Miller

Chester Miller (July 19, 1902 – May 15, 1953) was an American racecar driver.

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Cliff Bergere

Cliff Bergere (December 6, 1896 Toledo, Ohio – June 18, 1980 Dade City, Florida) was an American stuntman and racecar driver.

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Dave Evans (racing driver)

Dave Evans (31 August 1898 Los Angeles, California – 31 March 1974 Dell, Montana) was an American racecar driver.

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Deacon Litz

Artha Benson "Deacon" Litz (August 2, 1897 in DuBois, Pennsylvania – January 3, 1967 in Daytona Beach, Florida) was an American racecar driver active primarily during the 1920s and 1930s.

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Doc MacKenzie

George "Doc" MacKenzie (1906 in Eddington, Pennsylvania – 23 August 1936 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) was an American racecar driver.

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Doc Williams (racing driver)

Merrill Henry "Doc" Williams (26 October 1912 Indianapolis, Indiana – 28 April 1982 Richmond, Indiana) was an American racecar driver.

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Donald Davidson (historian)

Donald C. Davidson is the historian of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the only person to hold such a position on a full-time basis for any motorsports facility in the world.

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Dusty Fahrnow

Herbert "Dusty" Fahrnow (January 18, 1903 in Huntington, Indiana – May 25, 1981 in Contra Costa, California) was an American racecar driver.

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Emil Andres

Emil Andres (February 22, 1911 Tinley Park, Illinois – July 20, 1999 South Holland, Illinois) was an American racecar driver active during the 1930s and 1940s.

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Floyd Roberts

Floyd Marion Roberts (February 12, 1900 - May 30, 1939) was a Championship Car racing driver from Jamestown, North Dakota.

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Frank Brisko

Frank Brisko (24 August 1900 Chicago, Illinois – 26 November 1990 Exeland, Wisconsin) was an American racecar driver.

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Frank McGurk (racing driver)

Frank McGurk (19 June 1915 Los Angeles, California – 7 February 1982 Escondido, California) was an American racecar driver.

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Fred Frame

Fredrick William "Fred" Frame (1894–1962) was an American race car driver.

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Freddy Winnai

Freddy Winnai (8 April 1905 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – 4 September 1977 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American racecar driver.

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George Bailey (racing driver)

George Bailey (September 25, 1900 in Indianapolis, Indiana – May 7, 1940 in Indianapolis, Indiana) was an American racecar driver active in the 1930s.

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George Barringer

George Barringer (May 2, 1906 – September 2, 1946) was an American racecar driver from Wichita Falls, Texas active during the 1930s and 1940s.

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George Connor (racing driver)

George Connor (August 16, 1906 – March 28, 2001) was an American racecar driver.

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George Wingerter

George Wingerter (4 September 1904 in Brooklyn, New York – 20 August 1994 in Denison, Texas) was an American racecar driver.

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Great Depression

The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, beginning in the United States.

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Harry Hunt

Harry Hunt (born 3 September 1988) is a British endurance and rally driver.

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Harry McQuinn

Harry McQuinn (December 13, 1905 in Nineveh, Indiana – January 1, 1986 in Morgantown, Indiana) was an American racecar driver active in the 1930s and 1940s.

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Henry Banks

Henry Banks (June 14, 1913 – December 18, 1994) was an American midget car and "big car" driver.

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Herb Ardinger

Herbert Allen Ardinger (25 April 1910 in Glassport, Pennsylvania – 14 June 1973 in Wayne, Michigan) was an American racecar driver.

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Indianapolis 500

The Indianapolis 500 is an automobile race held annually at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States, an enclave suburb of Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Indianapolis 500 traditions

Due to the longevity of the Indianapolis 500, numerous traditions surrounding the race have developed over the years.

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is an automobile racing circuit located in Speedway, Indiana (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States.

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Jimmy Snyder (racing driver)

James L. Snyder (March 10, 1909 – June 29, 1939) was an American race car driver.

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Joel Thorne

Joel W. Thorne (16 October 1914 New York City – 17 October 1955 North Hollywood, California) was an American racecar driver, engineer, and playboy.

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Johnny Seymour

Johnny Seymour (8 October 1896 Escanaba, Michigan – 27 February 1958 South Bend, Indiana) was an American racecar driver.

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Kelly Petillo

Cavino Michele "Kelly" Petillo, (December 5, 1903 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – June 30, 1970 Los Angeles, California) was an American race car driver.

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Lou Moore

Lewis Henry 'Lou' Moore (September 12, 1904 Hinton, Oklahoma – March 25, 1956 Atlanta, Georgia) was an American racecar driver.

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Louis Meyer

Louis Meyer (July 21, 1904 – October 7, 1995) was an American Hall of Fame race car driver who was a three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500.

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Louis Tomei

Luigi Gilbert "Louis" Tomei (February 17, 1910 in Portland, Oregon – May 15, 1955 in Los Angeles, California) was an American racecar driver active during the 1930s and 1940s.

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Luther Johnson (racing driver)

Luther Johnson (19 July 1903 South Bend, Indiana – 12 April 1978 South Bend, Indiana) was an American racecar driver.

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Mauri Rose

Maurice "Mauri" Rose (May 26, 1906 Columbus, Ohio – January 1, 1981 Royal Oak, Michigan) was an American racecar driver.

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Packard

Packard was an American luxury automobile marque built by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan, United States.

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Packard One-Twenty

The Packard One-Twenty (also known as the One Twenty and 120) is an automobile produced by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan, from 1935 to 1937 and from 1939 through the 1941 model years.

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Phil Shafer

Phil "Red" Shafer (November 13, 1891 Des Moines, Iowa – January 29, 1971 Des Moines, Iowa) was an American racecar driver.

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Ralph DePalma

Raffaele "Ralph" De Palma (December 18, 1882 – March 31, 1956) was an Italian-American racecar driving champion who won the 1915 Indianapolis 500.

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Ralph Hepburn

Ralph R. Hepburn (April 11, 1896 – May 16, 1948) was a pioneer American motorcycle racing champion and an Indianapolis 500 racecar driver.

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Ray Pixley

William Raymond Pixley (1907 in Lynden, Washington – 30 August 1936 in Hammond, Indiana) was an American racecar driver.

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Rex Mays

Rex Houston Mays, Jr. (March 10, 1913November 6, 1949) was a former AAA Championship Car race driver from Riverside, California.

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Rick Decker (racing driver)

Rickliff Murel Decker (3 May 1903 – 1 March 1966), known as Rick Decker, was an American racecar driver.

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Riding mechanic

A riding mechanic was a mechanic that rode along with a race car during races, and who was tasked with maintaining, monitoring, and repairing the car during the race.

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Russ Snowberger

Russell Snowberger (October 8, 1901 – September 28, 1968) was an American racecar driver and owner active from the 1920s through the 1950s.

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Shorty Cantlon

William "Shorty" Cantlon (1904 in Paris, Illinois – May 30, 1947 in Indianapolis, Indiana) was an American racecar driver.

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Ted Horn

Ted Horn (February 27, 1910 – October 10, 1948), born Eylard Theodore Von Horn, was an American race car driver.

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Tommy Milton

Thomas "Tommy" Milton (November 14, 1893 – July 10, 1962) was an American race car driver best known as the first two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500.

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Tony Gulotta

Tony Gulotta (August 4, 1903 New Orleans, Louisiana – March 2, 1981 Los Angeles, California) was an American racecar driver active in the 1920s and 1930s.

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WIBC (FM)

WIBC (93.1 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station in Indianapolis.

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Wilbur Shaw

Warren Wilbur Shaw (October 31, 1902 – October 30, 1954) was an American racing driver.

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Zeke Meyer

Herbert Ernest "Zeke" Meyer (19 March 1891 Cranston, Rhode Island – 27 April 1962 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American racecar driver.

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1933 Indianapolis 500

The 21st International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday, May 30, 1933.

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1935 Indianapolis 500

The 23rd International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday, May 30, 1935.

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1936 AAA Championship Car season

The 1936 AAA Championship Car season consisted of four races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Westbury, New York on October 12.

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1937 Indianapolis 500

The 25th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 31, 1937.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936_Indianapolis_500

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