Dave Lewis (racing driver)

David Lewis (11 May 1881 13 May 1928) was an American racecar driver. He was born in Syracuse, New York. He competed in the Indianapolis 500 four times, with a best finish of second in 1925. His appearance in the 1925 race with a Miller car was the first time that a front-wheel drive car had competed in the Indy 500.[1]

Lewis drove this car to a second place finish in the 1925 Indianapolis 500
Dave Lewis (racing driver) in 1916 at the Astor Cup in Sheepheads Bay

Personal life

Lewis was the brother-in-law of Harry Miller. Lewis committed suicide in La Jolla Lodge, California, with a shotgun after a brush fire on his ranch got out of control.[2]

Indianapolis 500 results

References

  1. Reed, Terry (2005). Indy: The Race And Ritual Of The Indianapolis 500. United States: Potomac Publishing. pp. 258. ISBN 1574889079.
  2. "Dave Lewis Game Driver". Milwaukee Journal. May 23, 1928. Archived from the original on 21 April 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2013.


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