Caleb Bragg

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Caleb Bragg
Champ Car career
7 races run over 5 years
First race1911 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Last race1915 Vanderbilt Cup (Panama–Pacific)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 1 0

Caleb Smith Bragg (November 23, 1885 – October 24, 1943) was an American

Bragg-Kliesrath brake.[1]

Early life

Bragg was born on November 23, 1885, in

Cincinnati, Ohio, to Cais C. Bragg and Eugenia Hofer who were wealthy.[3]

Education

While at

post-graduate engineering course at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1909.[1]

Racing career

On October 5, 1912, Bragg driving a 14 liter F.I.A.T. S74 took 1st place at the 1912 American Grand Prize race, the seventh and final race of the 1912 Grand Prix season. It was held at the Wauwatosa Road Race Course near Milwaukee, Wisconsin and was sanctioned by the Automobile Club of America.[4] Caleb Bragg won by over 15 minutes over Erwin Bergdoll and his 9.5 liter 37/90 hp Benz. Bragg's average speed was 68.397 mph (110.074 km/h).[5]

Later career

During World War I Bragg became interested in flying airplanes and in 1916 he flew his first solo flight; he later set airplane records for speed and altitude.[3]

Bragg developed a braking system with

Bragg-Kliesrath brake. They formed a company in 1920 and Ethel Merman was his personal secretary before she became famous.[3] They sold the company to Bendix Corporation in the late 1920s.[6]

In speedboat racing, Bragg won three consecutive

APBA Challenge Cup races in Detroit from 1923 to 1925, in 1923 with Packard Chriscraft and the 1924-1925 races with Baby Bootlegger
, the 29-foot mahogany wooden speedboat designed for him in 1924 by George Crouch and built by Henry Nevins.

Personal life

Bragg died on 24 October 1943 in

New York City, New York.[1]

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired
1911 39 35 — — 37 24 0 Crash in pits
1913 19 1 87.340 2 15 128 1 Pump shaft
1914 21 9 92.970 7 19 117 1 Camshaft
Totals 269 2
Starts 3
Poles 1
Front Row 1
Wins 0
Top 5 0
Top 10 0
Retired 3

Gallery

  • Bragg in his Mercer
    Bragg in his
    Mercer

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Caleb Smith Bragg, Dies. Flier, Auto Racer, Pioneer in Automotive Field. Also Noted as an Inventor and Speedboat Pilot". The New York Times. October 25, 1943. Archived from the original on November 8, 2017. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. Early Aviators. Archived from the original
    on 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  3. ^
    ISBN 9780143114208
    .
  4. ^ Ward, Harry (October 6, 1912). "Young millionaire racing driver is winner of classic". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on 2018-07-31.
  5. ^ "American Grand Prize". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  6. ISBN 9780898658736. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
    )
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