Dave Lewis (racing driver)

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Dave Lewis
Altoona)
First win1919 Independence Auto Derby,
Heat #2 (Uniontown)
Last win1927 Atlantic City 200 (Atlantic City)
Wins Podiums Poles
5 21 3

Dave Lewis (May 11, 1881 – May 13, 1928) was an American

Los Angeles, California. He competed in the Indianapolis 500 four times, with a best finish of second in 1925. His appearance in the 1925 race with a Miller car was the first time that a front-wheel drive car had competed in the Indianapolis 500.[1]

Lewis drove this car to a second-place finish in the 1925 Indianapolis 500

Personal life

Lewis was the brother-in-law of Harry Miller. Lewis committed suicide in La Jolla Lodge, California, with a shotgun after a brush fire on his ranch got out of control.[2]

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

References

  1. ISBN 1574889079
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  2. ^ "Dave Lewis Game Driver". Milwaukee Journal. May 23, 1928. Archived from the original on 21 April 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2013.

External links

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