Billy Arnold
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For the professional baseball player & manager, see Billy Arnold (baseball)
Billy Arnold (baseball)
Willis S. Arnold was an American professional baseball player who played as a outfielder in two games of the 1872 season for the Middletown Mansfields in the National Association....



Richard William Arnold (December 16, 1905 Chicago, Illinois – November 10, 1976 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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) won the 1930 Indianapolis 500 after leading all but first two laps of the race, the most ever by a winner of the race. He won by a margin of 7 minutes and 17 seconds. He was 24 years old at the time. In 1931 he led 155 laps but crashed on lap 162 while holding a five-lap lead. A tire came off the car, bounced over the fence and killed a young boy playing in his front yard outside the track. In 1932 Arnold led 57 laps before crashing on lap 59. He suffered a broken shoulder and his riding mechanic was killed. At the urging of his wife, Arnold retired from racing.

Married to LaFrance Arnold.

Arnold earned a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Illinois and, following his racing career, a Ph.D. from the Michigan Institute of Technology (MIT).

During WWII, he served with Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower as Chief of Maintenance for the U.S. 8th Air Force and left the service in 1945 as a one-star general.

Following the war, Arnold owned an automobile dealership after the war and entered the construction business. Between 1950-58, he developed water skis and was among the pioneers of the sport.

Arnold died November 10, 1976 of a cerebral hemorrhage, aged 70. He is buried at Resurrection Memorial Cemetery in Oklahoma City, OK.

Indy 500 results




Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired
1928
1928 Indianapolis 500
Results of the 1928 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday, May 30, 1928....

43 20 111.926 12 7 200 0 Running
1929
1929 Indianapolis 500
Results of the 1929 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday, May 30, 1929.*Ray Keech reigned as champion for only 17 days; he was killed at Altoona Speedway June 15, 1929....

9 7 114.752 8 8 200 0 Running
1930
1930 Indianapolis 500
Results of the 1930 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Friday, May 30, 1930.Note: Cars not finishing were awarded positions in the order in which they left the track, regardless of lap count...

4 1 113.268 1 1 200 198 Running
1931
1931 Indianapolis 500
Results of the 1931 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 30, 1931....

1 18 116.080 1 19 162 155 Crash T4
1932
1932 Indianapolis 500
-Race Summary:Fred Frame won the 1932 after several strong showings in previous Indy 500 events. Frame, with mechanic Jerry Houck riding beside him, won with an average speed of , a speed that broke the seven-year-old record set by Peter DePaolo....

5 2 116.290 2 31 59 57 Crash T3
Totals 821 410

Starts 5
Poles 1
Front Row 2
Wins 1
Top 5 1
Top 10 3
Retired 2

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