IMS Memory Lane: Original Footage from 1928 Indy 500
Автор: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Загружено: 2023-02-28
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In this silent reel, check out the #Indy500 95 years ago, in 1928.
Twenty-three-year-old Louis Meyer led only 19 of the 200 laps, but they included the all-important final one as he cruised to his first of three wins.
Never before in the lineup, although he had participated in the previous year’s race as a relief driver, Meyer was lucky to have even been in this one. A Duesenberg he was supposed to have raced was reassigned to another driver, then at the last minute, owner/driver Phil Shafer had to sell one of his Millers due to an anticipated sponsorship failing to materialize. Alden Sampson, a sportsman friend of Meyer’s wasted no time in acquiring the car.
On the pole was Leon Duray (whose real name was George Stewart), driving a front-drive Miller which was among the first to be fueled with an alcohol blend. Because no one would be able to beat his speed the following year—and a change in specifications for 1930 would slow the cars even further—Duray’s single-lap record of 124.018 mph would remain unbroken for nine years.
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