Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-29
IS MOTORS TUNED
FOR GRAND ROAR
Greatest Field in History of
Indianapolis Race Goes
Tomorrow.

By the Associated Press.
r INDIANAPOLIS, May 2e.-Roaring
motors, scheduled to bark their
battle cry at the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway tomorrow In the
eighteenth annual 500-mile auto
mobile race, were given their final in
spection today by their 80 drivers and
mechanics.
The track was closed for q chemical
bath intended TO remove all the oil that
has dripped from the cars during the
last 80 days practice period. Following
a drivers meeting late today, however,
there was q likelihood that the boys
would be given chance for a few final
tuning spins.
The SO cars which qualified for the
event mark the largest field that has
participated in a 500-mile race since
1911. For many years the racing au-
thoritieS limited the number to SO, but
the expansion came with the elimina-
ton of the supercharger and the pass
ing Of the Single-seater spdeester models.
Qualifying trials, which began last
Saturday, ended at shutdown yesterday.
Eight drivers put their hopefuls through
their PAGES on the final day to swell the
field to its unusual proportions.
Two Foreigners Compete.
Americas foremost speedway drivers,
q host Of youths who have won their
way into major racing through dirt
track training, and two foreigners
Baconi BorZacchini and Letterio Cue
cinotta of Italy-will compete for the
$4,000 cash prizes.
Louie Meyer, American driving cham
pion; Peter De Paolo, Wilbur Shaw,
Shorty Canton, Lou Moore and Billy
Arnold, who rode to recognition by
plotting his mount faster than any other
to qualify, are among those in the race.
All are known throughout the racing
world because of feats Of the past.
Never in the history Of American
automobile racing has there been such
varied collection Of cars for one major
contest. The lifting of the 9111 cubic
inch piston displacement limit this year
brought In all types of four, six, eight
and Is cylinder creations.
Where some Of the veterans stayed
with the conventional racing car-long.
narrow and low-hung-others departed
into new fields. Two cars, which are
virtually stock, and are equipped with
their large sports model bodies, will pit
their gigantic power and sturdiness
against the spidery creations of others.
L. l.. Corum, Indianapolis, co-winner
with the late Joe Boyer Of the 1924
race here, will drive one Of the large
cars.
Pete De Paolo, one Of the most color
full drivers in America and champion in
1925 and 1927, will tool a mediums sized
job with an eight-cylinder motor near
ly three times as large as that he had
q year ago. Motors range in size from
the same rs In 1929 to four times as
large.
Keech's Car In Race.
New cars and old ones, rebuilt for
this battle Of miles, will face the starter
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. For
example, last years winner, which the
late Ray Keech piloted, viii be handled
by Frank Farmer Of Philadelphia, and
Dave Lewis old front drive-the first
to be run in modern racing and which
finished second In 1o25-will be under
guidance Of William speed Gardner
Of Pittsburgh.
Cars will be lined up three to a row,
with Arnold, by virtue of the fastest
time for the 10-mile qualifying trial
1929 miles an hour-in the pole DO
sition. Others will follow in order of
the speed they made and their order of
qualifying.