The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-27

With thirty Of the fOrty-tWO
places filed, there are about twenty
cars anxious TO take a crack at fill
ing the remaining twelve positions.
If more than forty-two do qualify,
the sloweSt will be eliminated.
HoOsier Pilot in Crash
Crackups this week have made a
type of elimination trial, three cars
having hit the wall thus far. Al
Aspen Smacked up early in the
week; William (Speed) Gardner was
injured seriously late Thursday;
and Friday, Virgil Livingood, Ham,
mond Ind) pilot went over the
inner guard rail at exactly the same
spot where Gardner smashed
Thursday.
The car turned an end-for- end
loop on its ninth lap of its qualif1-
cation, but neither Livingood nor
Laddie Erbin, the riding mechanic,
were so much as scratched.
Kelly Petillo in the Yahr-Miller
Special turned in the fastest quail
flying round Friday, averaging 49,
OPT miles an hour. Kelly turned in
ten consistent laps and every day
proves himself a better chauffeur.
Argentine Qualities
Wesley Crawford took the time
test in the Boyle Valve car, quail
flying at 1O9.862 miles an hour. Wes'
fastest lap was his fifth when he
turned one at 111.001 miles an hour.
Raoul Riganti, the Argentine,
finally cracked through and quail
fed his Golden Seal Special at
108.081 miles an hour. Riganti ap-
pears to have found his groove on
the track and drove the bricks
smoothly and confidently.
Gene HauStein qualified the
Martz Special, after two failures
because of motor trouble, at a
speed of 1076O3. His trial was the
most consistent of the whole thirty.
Here's how his ten laps read:
1O7.553. 1O7486, 1O7.553, 1O7694,
107.476, 1O7733, 1O7.794, 10754O,
107.347 and 107862.
Sam Palmer in the R. and R.
Cam Special qualified lis mount at
105998 miles an hour to end the
afternoons activities.
The track will be closed Monday for its
washing of the oil and grease. On Tues
day morning it will shine bright and clean.
At the 0-mile- an hour mark it will be
black again. The drivers meeting will be
held at 1 Monday afternoon. Edenburn an
nOunced.
George Howie. who withdrew his race
car from this years race. put himself to
work this year and SO Perfect Circle can
George boasts a 100 per cent record in
Perfect Circle rings at the track. Now
all he has to do is sit back and watch
the race.
One of the features of Sundays quail
ficatiOns will be tire changing contest by
pit crews. Top prize is 500. solid cash,
second prize. $50 and third prize, s25. IT'S
rumored that Fred Frame and Pete Kreis
have entered team. And they saw
Fred really can change a tire in split
seconds.
Peter DePaolo. winner of the 1925 500
AAAttS AaSCs anu AO1A llOlNCI VI bilt OOU-
mile record. visited the Speedway and
stopped to see the bows in the press pa
CODA. Pete looks great.
Baby racers with a fleet of the tiniest
automobile racing creations also will add
Nnterest to the final moments of the Speed
way qualifying rounds Sunday. One of
the worlds youngest drivers in one of the
smallest back yard racers" will be in
the fleet of baby speed chasers. He is
Plymouth Special" developed by his dad
R. K Lee, director of research for the
Chrysler Corporation. The car has a
one cylinder motor mounted over the rear
wheels and has made the trip from De-
troit with its small driver to appear at
the Speedway. Sunday. Four miniature
cars. also with one cylinder motors and
manned BY 6-year-old drivers. will COM