The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-28

dlIuOSJ peri COIluIIIOllos
With thirty of the speed
chariots already qualified,
track officials today were to
conclude the trials to deter
mine the starting lineup and
will close the track Thurs
day.
The mammoth uncomfortable
mile brick and concrete oval will be
scrubbed and cleaned thoroughly
Thursday so the course will be en-
tirely free of grease and oil, when
the pacemaking Cord front-drive,
driven by Wade Morton, former race
driver, heads toward the south turn,
followed by the thirty-three or more
starting speed creations, each
winding up" their songs Of speed.
Ten on Track Today
Approximately ten more cars re-
manned today to take their quail
flcation tests and it was not consid-
cred an impossibility that forty-one
or perhaps forty-two cars would
pass the trials, necessitating the
elimination of the one or two slow
est machines. The race is limited to
forty starters.
Track experts, however, still in
sist that not more than thiIty-six
cars, twelve rows of three cars each,
will form the starting picture at the
giant motor track Decoration day.
Six cars passed the qualification
tests Tuesday, Wilbur Shaw, star
indianapolis driver. headlining toe
list with a 106132 mile-an-hour
pace, sufficient to win him the
pole" position in the ninth row.
Shaw wheeled his mount around
the bricks in great style and at ole
time was near 108 miles an hour.
Bill Gardner took his Miller
Front-Drive Special through the
hoops at a $685. mile-an-hour av-
erage for the four laps. Bill took
the third place in the ninth row,
Joe Huff of indianapolis, winning
second honors with 101.178 mile
an-hour gait in Gauss Front
Drive Special.
Maseratis Look Good
Baconi Borzacchini and his Mase-
rati Sixteen turned in a fine per-
Torrance, clicking off the miles at
at e5.2lS average. The other Mase-
rati, the eight piloted by Letterlo
PiccOlo Cuccinotta, qualified at a
81. 548 mile-an-hour clip.
The one other car which went
through its tests was that of Marion
Thicker of Indianapolis. The Trek
Ter Job did its work at 92.97S mile
an-hour pace.
The performance of the 40 for
eign entries, the Italian Maseratis,
was exceptionally pleasing to race
track followers. The Italians have
enough speed to make things inter-
esting and one or both may be right
in the running throughout.
Two of the forty-f1ve cars entered
in the race were withdrawn, reduc-
ing the actual field at this time to
forty-three.
One Car Too Large
One of the two cars entered by
Augie DueSenberg was scratched
and another entered by Fred Fansin
was checked of the list because 1t
was too large to use in the race
here.
Babe Stapp, who viii pilot the
only car carrying the colors of the
Duesenberg plant itself, took to the
bricks during Tuesday afternoon in
a beautiful blue and chromium
plated DueSie, but after signifying
his intention of attempting to quail
ify decided his car was not hitting
perfectly and decided to give it up
until today.
Another Duesenberg, that owned
by Henry Maley and driven by Dea-
con Litz, also was expected to take
a test today. Zeke Meyer and his
Miller Special, Dave Evans and his
Joney-Maley Special, j. C. Slade and
his Slade Special and Harry Butch
er in a Butcher Bros. Special were
those drivers expected on the track
this afternoon to take their trials.