The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28
K|NCA|D WAS STAR
 AT INDIANAPOLIS National Driver Scores Victory In 10O-Mile Event
DAWSON WAS UNLUCKY
a.rpev OldaeId Has Narrow Escape. Two Hundred-Mile Event Feature of Today-The Summary
 of Events

Indianapolis, May 27.-Records went down before the onslaughts of desper- atelv driven cars in todays races at the motor speedway and the new course, the only brick track Tn the world, justified all the hopes or us experimenting constructors that II would surpass all others for speed. In three different classes of American stock cars time was hammered down.
 The drivers let their engines to their limit and fought. every foot or the way. The greatest victory Of tho day was the 100 mile race for cars or 301 to 450 cubic inches piston displace- ment which was won by klncald III National in 1:23:43. The previous rec ord set by Chevrolet in a Buick at At lanta was 1:24:0S. Misfortune took this race away from Dawson, driving Marmon. He led the field from the tenth to the eighty fifth mile and lost the lead by the fouling of a spark plug and could not regain it. Kincaid, pound- ing down the home stretch. barely es- capped crashing into the press stand when one of his rear tires ripped off. By sheer strength of will and muscle he held the car to the track and the crowds in the grandstands gave him roar of cheers. Tagged at the fin- ish of the race, he asked the enthu- siasts that gathered around his car. Who won?" They answered he had and Kincaid silently turned and shook hands with his mechanician. In the 5-mile race for ears of the same class as entered the 100-mile event, Kincaid broke another record. winning over Dawson and Harroun, both driving Mormon, by a tremen- dous burst of speed in the stretch that carried him from the field to the fore. His time was 5:07, bettering the for mer record by 40 seconds.
 Harroun had his inning in the 10- mile event for cars of 231 to 300 cubic inches piston displacement. He won in S:16, smashing the former record of s:03.
 Chevrolet. driving a Buick in the B. mile race for the little cars of 120 to 40 inches displacement, won with brilliant dash in 4:41, breaking the previous time of 513.
 The withdrawal of all the Buick and Jackson cars by reason of the technical committee barring several cars that were said to exceed classification of power, threatened the success of the meet. but after several conferences the Buick owners consented to re-enter those of their cars that met the Amer ican Automobile association rules as interpreted by the technical commit | tee. Chevrolet and Burman thus were saved to the meet.
 l With the memory of the fatal acci-
 dents of last summers races at the
 speedway in the minds of the specta-
 tors, the races today particularly
 sh owed that when the cars met on the banked turns the race was followed | with enthusiasm. Serious accidents dod cfo nf Barney Oldfeld broke before the first event was called and he ran to the curve and stopped safely. The acci- dent put him out of the races for to- day, but lie is expected to be ready for tomorrow's programme. Fox, driving Pope Hartford, also had a narrow escape when the steer | ing gear of his car broke and the car hot into the inner ditch. but 1t did not | turn over.
 | The meet will continue tomorrow and Memorial Day, Monday. The feature of tomorrow's card will be the 26O-
 mile race, which was called off last year because of death dealing acci-
 dents. On Memorial Day the first na-
 tional championship race of the Amer | ican Automobile association will be
 run. Summary:
 First event, 10 miles, cars of 231 to I 300 inches piston displacement-Har-
 roun, Marmon, won; Dawson. Marmon, second; Fox, Pope Hartford. third. | Time, S:16.8.
 Second event, miles, cars of s01
 to 450 inches placement-Kincaid, National won; Dawson, Marmon, sec | ond; Harroun, Marmon, third. Time,
 4:05.7. Kincaid lowered the American
 record by 40 seconds
 I Ten miles, 451 to 500 displacement
 Aatken. National, first; Kincaid, Ma
 tional, second; Wilcon, National. third. | Time, S:29.9.
 Five miles. 1s1 to 2so displacement
 Chevrolet, Buick, won; Endicott, Gale,
 second; Prayer, Firestone, third. Time,
 4:41.7. Previous American record, 5:13.5.
 Five miles, free-f -for-all amateur l Greener, National, first; Toufey, Nation
 al, second. Time, 4:09.S. Only two 1 starters ....
 Free for-all miles--Burman. Buick
 first; Bragg. Fiat second; Harroun l Marmon. third. Time, 3:37.4
 Five miles, free-for-all, handicap Grainer. National, scratch, first; Tousey
 National, 35. second; Green. Stoddard- Dayton, scratch, third Time, 5:449.
 Kincaid won the 100-mile race in
 1:23:43.12 Merz, National, was second
 Lynch, Jackson, was third; Dawson
 Marmon, fourth; Harroun, Marmon fifth. Kincaid's time was 25 seconds
 better than the former record for 100
 miles. which was 1:24:0S made by Chev- rolet at Atlanta.