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

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Led	Retired
1916	25	18	83.120	20	14	71	0	Gas tank
1925	1	5	109.061	5	2	200	50	Running
1926	1	4	107.009	4	15	91	43	Valve
1927	7	8	112.275	9	33	21	0	Front axle
Totals						383	93

Starts	4
Poles	0
Front Row	0
Wins	0
Top 5	1
Top 10	1
Retired	3

References

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

External links

Photo of 1925 2nd place Miller

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[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.