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Chet Gardner
American racing driver (1898–1938) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chester Leroy Gardner (March 16, 1898 – September 3, 1938) was an American racing driver, named by promoters as "The Grand Old Man of Auto Racing."[1]
He was killed in an accident during a time trial at the Flemington Fair Speedway when he swerved to avoid a child that had run onto the racetrack.[1]
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Racing career
Gardner started racing in 1922 in Colorado. In 1933, he won the Midwest AAA Sprint Car Championship.[2] He was named "Southern Dirt Racing King" twice.[1]
Between 1928 and 1938, Gardner made 25 starts in the AAA series, where his best result was third.[3] From 1930 to 1938 he competed in the Indianapolis 500.
Motorsports career results
Indianapolis 500 results
Ref.:[4]
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