The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-06-01
AMERICAN CAR
TRIU MPHS IN
500-MlLE RACE
CASTOR Chevrolet, Winner in
indianapolis Race, to Get Over
$4,000 in Prizes
DE PALMA IN HARD LUCK
Car Catches Fire Twice Cheat
ing FavOrite in Race Out
of Third Place

indianapolis. Ind, June 1.-Gaston
Chevrolet, of indianapolis, who won
the eighth international 500 mile auto
race at the motor speedway here yes
terday, in an Indianapolislbuilt car,
will be awarded, his many trophies at
u banquet to be given all the drivers
by the citizens of Indianapolis today.
The time of Chevrolet, $40; 15.14 is
second only to the record made for the
local course by Ralph DePalmer in
1915 Chevrolet maintained an aver
age speed of SS.16 miles per.
He will receive the speedway prize
of 100000, Citizens lap prizes of ST.
300; at least $4,000 of the $4,000 in
accessory prizes and the Wheeler
Schebler cup the Prest-O-Lite traphy
and the speeding cup. Rene Thomas,
French driver, who finished second to
Chevrolet, drove hard race. Thom-
as finished in 5:45: :02.29, an average
speed of S745 per hour. He receives
$4,000 in prize money and S700 for
leading seven laps of the race.
Milton is Third
Tommy Milton, of st. Paul, Mimi,
who finished third, will be awarded
$4,000 in prize money. Jimmy Mur
ply finished fourth and will get So
500
Ralph DePalmer the favorte before
the race, who took the lead shortly
after the 275-mile mark and held it
until within thirty miles of the finish
will get $4,000 in speedway prize mon
ey for finishing fifth and 1900 in
lap prizes. DePalma's car caught fire
twice within mile when he was with
in few miles of the finish, cheating
him Of third place.
Chevrolet. the winner, who never
left his wheel, went to the pit only
once and that when he was in first
place and only fifteen miles from the
finish. He stopped few seconds for
oil and gasoline. He used the same
set of tires from start to finish. He,
never was lower than fourth place and
most of the time was second or third.
No Relief Driver
DePalma's hard luck is historic with
him on the local speedway. In the
second international grind, he left VIZ.
til the last lap when his car went
dead. he struggled to push it around
the track as Joe Dawson sped HIS
last few miles and won the race. De-
Palma also set the pace last year
for half the race, when H0wdy Wilcox
took victory from him. #S
Many Accidents, No Deaths
There were half a dozen accidents
but the drivers and their aides mir:
aculOusly escaped death. While
speeding around the treacherous
north turn. Arthur Klein crashed
into the side wall, damaging hiss
car so badly that it was withdrawn.
Louis Chevrolet also was in
smashup. His car skidded off the
course when a steering connection
broke. Chevrolet's back was injured
and he withdrew.
Rosco Sarles smashed up two cars.
He wrecked his own entry as re-
suit of skidding off the track and
while driving as relief for Bennie
Hill, a steering knuckle broke and
he crashed for second time.
OF the % cars starting the grind,
only II finished. The others were
forced out by engine trouble or acci-
dents. Those who won prizes were.
Chevrolet s20.000; Thomas, $4,000;
ton, $4,000; Murphy, $3,5O0; De
Palma $4,000; Hearne, $4,000; Chas-
sagne, $1,000; Joe Thomas $1,000;
Ralph Mulford, $1,500; Tom Alley,
s1,400.