Post by jamesharvey on Oct 3, 2024 17:32:18 GMT -5
You have probably figured out what I am doing here. Gary Doucette kindly gave us most of the 1930s winners so I am trying to get my decade finished.
Bill Cummings grew up and lived near the Speedway. The racing bug bit early since Bill's father was a race driver and Bill promised his mother that one day he would win the Indianapolis 500. His 1934 winner was a Miller front-drive owned by Mike Boyle configured to a two-man body and powered by 220 CID built using Miller Marine parts. In 1935, He finished 3rd in the same car.
Kelly Petillo qualified fast enough for the pole in 1935 but the time was thrown out because he had too much fuel. Starting 22nd, he took over the lead when Rex Mays pits after 60 laps. They dueled for the lead for the next 150 miles until Mays dropped out. Wilbur Shaw challenges Petillo, who is aided by a yellow late in the race because of a light rain. They finish 1-2. Petillo was a dubious character ending up serving a prison sentence in Indiana and being banned from the Speeday grounds in 1959.
Bill Cummings grew up and lived near the Speedway. The racing bug bit early since Bill's father was a race driver and Bill promised his mother that one day he would win the Indianapolis 500. His 1934 winner was a Miller front-drive owned by Mike Boyle configured to a two-man body and powered by 220 CID built using Miller Marine parts. In 1935, He finished 3rd in the same car.
Kelly Petillo qualified fast enough for the pole in 1935 but the time was thrown out because he had too much fuel. Starting 22nd, he took over the lead when Rex Mays pits after 60 laps. They dueled for the lead for the next 150 miles until Mays dropped out. Wilbur Shaw challenges Petillo, who is aided by a yellow late in the race because of a light rain. They finish 1-2. Petillo was a dubious character ending up serving a prison sentence in Indiana and being banned from the Speeday grounds in 1959.
