This article is about the American auto racer. For other people, see Louis Meyer (disambiguation).
Louis Meyer
Meyer in 1928
Born
Louis Meyer (1904-07-21)July 21, 1904 Yonkers, New York, U.S.
Died
October 7, 1995(1995-10-07) (aged 91) Searchlight, Nevada, U.S.
Championship titles
AAA Championship Car (1928, 1929, 1933) Major victories Indianapolis 500 (1928, 1933, 1936)
Champ Car career
33 races run over 14 years
Best finish
1st (1928, 1929, 1933)
First race
1926 50-mile Semi-Final (Charlotte)
Last race
1939 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
First win
1928 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Last win
1936 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Wins
Podiums
Poles
8
11
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Wednesday May 21, LouisMeyer took to the track for the first time, blistering the bricks with a lap of 110.56 mph in the 16-cylinder machine. Meyer immediately...
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outer wall at over 100 miles (160 km) an hour at the backstretch. In LouisMeyer's final Indy 500, he too would crash at the backstretch at over 100 miles...
headquarters to St. Louis on the supposition that the city was destined to be one of the greatest distributing markets in America. In 1865 Meyer purchased the...
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remembered for three noteworthy Indy traditions getting their start. LouisMeyer became the first three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500. He notably...
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from 1941 to 1966. In 1946 Offenhauser sold his business to LouisMeyer and Dale Drake. Meyer and Drake continued producing the motor using the Offenhauser...
publication. The project had three successive editors: A. C. Dixon, LouisMeyer, and Reuben Archer Torrey. The essays were written by sixty-four different...
was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday, May 30, 1933. LouisMeyer defeated Wilbur Shaw by a time of 401.89 seconds (6.69 minutes). The...
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