The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-28
TWenty-Four Cars Assigned
Positions Over Busy
Weekend.
TRACK RECORDS FALL
Duray New Holder of
Course Marks.
BY NORMAN E, IsAACs

Nine more racing cars we're to
attempt to take their qualifying
trials at the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway this afternoon. Twenty
four of the tiny racing creations
entered in the annual 500-mile
Memorial day classic, to be run
Wednesday, passed through their
speed tests over the weekend.
The nine cars today we're four
Duesenbergs, Marion Chevrolet
Special, Green Special Chromolite
Special, Sievers Junior Eight, and
the Elgin Piston Pin Special. The
Elgin Piston machine was wrecked
last week when kelly" Patillo, a
coast youngster, crashed into the
wall on the southwest turn. Henry
Kohlert, who entered the bus, has
made desperate efforts to repair the
car and said today his machine
would be ready.
The tenth car to be qualified is
Pete De Paola's Flying Cloud Special
in which De Paola cracked up Sat
urday evening. Travelling at q ter
rife speed, the car failed to respond
when De Paolo attempted to go in
to the north turn. 1t turned over
three times. De Paolo was not Sc
yerely injured, but will be unable to
drive in the race and will be forced
to watch the contest from a grand
stand seat.
H. c. Cotton" Henning, De Pa
olo's mechanic, said Sunday that
the car would be in shape to qualify
by Tuesday and that he was striv-
ing to land pilot for the car. Will
bur Shaw, local boy, who already
has signed to drive relief for Ray
Keech, was said to have the inside
track on the job.
Nineteen drivers whizzed through
their speed tests Saturday and five
on Sunday. The opening day of
trials developed into a gala speed
fest and the lap and qualification
records held by the late Frank
Lockhart tumbled before the assault
Of the front-wheel drive machines.
Cliff Woodbury.. cracked Lock
hart's old lap mark of 120.918 by
travelling lap in 121.08 miles an
hour and Lockhart's qualificating
speed of 120.1O by moving around
the four laps at 120.417
Woodbury. was a record holder for
twenty-five minutes. The husky
Leon Duray started on his trial and
was timed at the amazing speed of
124.013 miles an hour for his first
lap. The tremendous gait, however,
burned up three of his tires and
Duray was forced to come in. On
his second trial Leon whirled around
the oval at an average speed of
122.391, breaking the old marks on
every one of his laps.
Although only five qualified Sun
Gay action was not lax and the
crowd received several thrills as
Billy Arnold and Jimmy Gleason
waged g pretty struggle around the
course. The two cars roared up the
straightaway wheel to wheel and
up around the turns with first one
and then the other holding the lead.
Many Of the railbrds are watching
Babe Stapp and his Miller with more
than passing interest. Stapp has a
nifty car and drives the track as well
as any.
Harry Nichols, slated to drive the
Green Special, will not have the
drivers seat in the race. Clear
ence Belt, veteran mechanic, will
do the plotting Belt is quite capable
and was ready to qualify the car
Sunday when his rear end went out
on him. Belt retired to his garage
to repair the damage.
Cliff Bergere, the handsome Hol-
lywood demon, was the first of the
fast boys" to start Saturday.
Cliff displayed some nice speed and
earned the No. post, at a speed of
1885. Duray, of course, was the
winner of the pole" and Woodbury.
No. 2.
Tony Gulotta, Ralph Hepburn
and Babe Stapp grabbed off the
second row POSITIONS in the order
named. Louie Schneider, Lou
Moore and Fred Conner took the
third row.
The five drivers to qualify Sunday
were Pete Kreis and Ralph Snowberger
OF the Marmon team, Babe Arnold and
Dave Evans Of the Boyle team and
Jimmy Gleason In DueSenberg.
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