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1932 Indianapolis 500

Index 1932 Indianapolis 500

The 20th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 30, 1932. [1]

85 relations: AAA Contest Board, Acetylene, Al Aspen, Al Gordon (racing driver), Al Miller (racing driver born 1907), Ancestry.com, Argentina, Babe Stapp, Bill Cummings, Billy Arnold (racing driver), Billy Devore, Billy Winn, Bob Carey (racing driver), Bob McDonogh, Bryan Saulpaugh, Chet Miller, Cliff Bergere, Deacon Litz, Diner, Doc MacKenzie, Donald Davidson (historian), Dusty Fahrnow, Edsel Ford, Ernie Triplett, Four-wheel drive, Frank Brisko, Fred Clemons, Fred Frame, Freddy Winnai, Friday the 13th, Garfield Wood, Gene Haustein, George Howie, George Wingerter, Gus Schrader, Harry Hartz, Harry Miller (auto racing), Howdy Wilcox II, Hupmobile, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Ira Hall, James Patterson, Joe Huff, Joe Russo (racing driver), Johnny Kreiger, Juan Gaudino, Kelly Petillo, Langhorne Speedway, Leon Duray, Lincoln K-series, ..., List of fatalities at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Lora L. Corum, Lou Moore, Louis Meyer, Louis Schneider, Luther Johnson (racing driver), M. C. Jones, Malcolm Fox, Marion Trexler, Mauri Rose, Paul Bost, Pete DePaolo, Peter Kreis, Phil Shafer, Ray Harroun, Riding mechanic, Russ Snowberger, Sam Ross, Shorty Cantlon, Stubby Stubblefield, Studebaker, Superstition, Timing belt (camshaft), Tony Gulotta, Triskaidekaphobia, Wesley Crawford, WIBC (FM), Wilbur Shaw, Zeke Meyer, 1911 Indianapolis 500, 1925 Indianapolis 500, 1930 Indianapolis 500, 1931 Indianapolis 500, 1932 AAA Championship Car season, 1933 Indianapolis 500. Expand index (35 more) »

AAA Contest Board

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

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Acetylene

Acetylene (systematic name: ethyne) is the chemical compound with the formula C2H2.

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Al Aspen

Al Aspen (5 June 1893 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – 1956) was an American racecar driver.

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Al Gordon (racing driver)

Al Gordon (1903 Redlands, California – 26 January 1936 Alhambra, California) was an American racecar driver.

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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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Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic (República Argentina), is a federal republic located mostly in the southern half of South America.

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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 Arnold (racing driver)

Richard William Arnold (December 16, 1905 in Chicago, Illinois – November 10, 1976 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) won the 1930 Indianapolis 500 after leading all but first two laps of the race, the most ever by a winner of the race.

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Billy Devore

Louis "Billy" Devore (12 September 1910, St. John, Kansas – 12 August 1985, Indianapolis, Indiana) was an American racecar driver.

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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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Bob Carey (racing driver)

Bob Carey (28 September 1904 Anderson, Indiana – 16 April 1933 Los Angeles, California) was an American race car driver.

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Bob McDonogh

Bob McDonogh (1900 Altoona, Pennsylvania – 10 December 1945 Columbus, Ohio) was an American racecar driver.

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Bryan Saulpaugh

William Bryan Saulpaugh (1905 – 22 April 1933) was an American racecar driver.

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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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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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Diner

A diner is a small restaurant found predominantly in the Northeastern United States and Midwest, as well as in other parts of the US, Canada, and parts of Western Europe.

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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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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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Edsel Ford

Edsel Bryant Ford (November 6, 1893 – May 26, 1943) was an American businessman and the son of Clara Jane Bryant Ford and the only recognized child of Henry Ford.

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Ernie Triplett

Ernie Triplett (1906 Barry, Illinois – 5 March 1934 El Centro, California) was an American racecar driver.

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Four-wheel drive

Four-wheel drive, also called 4×4 ("four by four") or 4WD, refers to a two-axled vehicle drivetrain capable of providing torque to all of its wheels simultaneously.

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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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Fred Clemons

Fred "Skinny" Clemons (14 February 1889 - 10 February 1945)Obituary of Fred Clemons was an American race car driver and designer.

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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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Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in Western superstition.

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Garfield Wood

Garfield 'Gar' Arthur Wood (December 4, 1880 – June 19, 1971) was an American inventor, entrepreneur, motorboat builder and racer who held the world water speed record on several occasions.

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Gene Haustein

Eugene "Gene" Haustein (10 April 1907 Detroit, Michigan – 6 June 1984 Sacramento, California) was an American racecar driver.

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George Howie

George Howie (April 26, 1899 Damascus, Syria – November 11, 1979 San Luis Obispo, California) 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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Gus Schrader

Gus Schrader (22 May 1895 in Newhall, Iowa – 22 October 1941 in Shreveport, Louisiana) was an American racecar driver.

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Harry Hartz

Harry Hartz (24 December 1896 – 26 September 1974) was an American auto mechanic and race car driver.

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Harry Miller (auto racing)

Harold Arminius Miller (December 9, 1875 – May 3, 1943), commonly called Harry, was an American race car designer and builder who was most active in the 1920s and 1930s.

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Howdy Wilcox II

Howard Omar Wilcox (February 20, 1905 – October 13, 1946) was an American racecar driver active during the 1930s.

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Hupmobile

Hupmobile was an automobile built from 1909 through 1939 by the Hupp Motor Car Company.

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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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Ira Hall

Ira Hall (2 February 1892 Martinsville, Indiana – 6 February 1987 Tarpon Springs, Florida) was an American racecar driver.

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James Patterson

James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author and philanthropist.

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Joe Huff

Joe Huff (21 March 1906 Fort Wayne, Indiana – 21 August 1971 Indianapolis, Indiana) was an American racecar driver.

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Joe Russo (racing driver)

Joe Russo (December 27, 1901 in Racine, Wisconsin – June 10, 1934 in Bristol, Pennsylvania) was an American racecar driver active in the 1930s.

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Johnny Kreiger

Johnny Kreiger (20 April 1901 Rochester, New York – 3 May 1976 Van Nuys, California) was an American racecar driver.

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Juan Gaudino

Juan Antonio Gaudino (1893 in Turin – 25 March 1975 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine racing 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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Langhorne Speedway

Langhorne Speedway was an automobile racetrack in Middletown Township, Bucks County, near the borough of Langhorne, Pennsylvania, a northern suburb of Philadelphia.

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Leon Duray

Leon Duray (April 30, 1894 Cleveland, Ohio - May 12, 1956 San Bernardino, California) was an American racecar driver active in the 1920s.

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Lincoln K-series

The Lincoln K-Series (also called the Model K, reflecting the earlier Ford Model K) was a line of luxury vehicle produced by Lincoln from 1930 to 1940.

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List of fatalities at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The following is a list of 75 individuals killed at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway: 42 drivers, one motorcyclist, 13 riding mechanics, and 19 others including a pit crew member,a pilot, track personnel, and spectators.

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Lora L. Corum

Lora Lawrence (L.L. "Slim") Corum (January 8, 1899 - March 7, 1949) was co-winner of the 1924 Indianapolis 500.

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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 Schneider

Louis F. Schneider (December 19, 1901, Indianapolis, Indiana – September 22, 1942, Indianapolis, Indiana) won the 1931 Indianapolis 500.

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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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M. C. Jones

Milton C. Jones (born 4 August 1894 in Plymouth, Pennsylvania; died 27 May 1932 in Indianapolis, Indiana) was an American racecar driver.

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Malcolm Fox

Malcolm Fox (March 13, 1906 – August 21, 1968) was an American racecar driver.

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Marion Trexler

Marion Trexler (January 19, 1891 in Indianapolis, Indiana – February 29, 1968 in Murray, Kentucky) 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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Paul Bost

Paul Bost (16 May 1905 Lincolnton, North Carolina – 4 September 1974 Lincolnton, North Carolina)) was an American racecar driver.

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Pete DePaolo

Pete DePaolo (April 6, 1898 – November 26, 1980) was the American race car driver who won the 1925 Indianapolis 500.

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Peter Kreis

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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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Ray Harroun

Ray Harroun (January 12, 1879 – January 19, 1968) was an American racecar driver and pioneering constructor most famous for winning the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in 1911.

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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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Sam Ross

Sam Ross (6 June 1901 Louisville, Kentucky – 12 September 1980 Northfield, Michigan) was an American racecar driver.

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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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Stubby Stubblefield

Wilburn Hartwell Stubblefield (a.k.a. W. H. Stubblefield; he later changed it to Hartwell Wilburn Stubblefield) (1907 in Oklahoma – May 21, 1935 in Indianapolis, Indiana), nicknamed "Stubby", was an American racecar driver.

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Studebaker

Studebaker was an American wagon and automobile manufacturer based in South Bend, Indiana.

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Superstition

Superstition is a pejorative term for any belief or practice that is considered irrational: for example, if it arises from ignorance, a misunderstanding of science or causality, a positive belief in fate or magic, or fear of that which is unknown.

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Timing belt (camshaft)

A timing belt, timing chain or cambelt is a part of an internal combustion engine that synchronizes the rotation of the crankshaft and the camshaft(s) so that the engine's valves open and close at the proper times during each cylinder's intake and exhaust strokes.

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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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Triskaidekaphobia

Triskaidekaphobia is fear or avoidance of the number.

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Wesley Crawford

Wesley Crawford (1901 Indianapolis, Indiana – 9 January 1961) was an American racecar driver.

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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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1911 Indianapolis 500

The 1911 International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday, May 30, 1911.

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1925 Indianapolis 500

The 13th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 30, 1925.

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1930 Indianapolis 500

The 18th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 30, 1930.

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1931 Indianapolis 500

The 19th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 30, 1931.

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1932 AAA Championship Car season

The 1932 AAA Championship Car season consisted of six races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in San Leandro, California on November 13.

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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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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932_Indianapolis_500

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