Chet Miller was an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
racecar driver. He was killed in a crash in the south turn of the
Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayThe Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the Brickyard 400....
during practice for the
1953 Indianapolis 500The 1953 Indianapolis 500 was an automobile race held on Saturday, May 30, 1953 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The event was the second round of the 1953 World Drivers' Championship.-Race:...
. During his long Indy career, Miller earned the nickname "Dean of the Speedway" . He died at age 50 while driving a
Novi-enginedThe Novi engine was a dual overhead cam supercharged V8 engine used in the Indianapolis 500. It was designed by Bud Winfield and Leo Goossen and built by Fred Offenhauser.-Early years:...
Special.
Indy 500 results
| Year |
Car |
Start |
Qual |
Rank |
Finish |
Laps |
Led |
Retired |
| 1930 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...
|
41 |
15 |
97.360 |
23 |
13 |
161 |
0 |
Flagged |
| 1931 Results of the 1931 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 30, 1931....
|
27 |
15 |
106.185 |
25 |
10 |
200 |
0 |
Running |
| 1932 -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....
|
9 |
29 |
111.053 |
23 |
21 |
125 |
0 |
Engine |
| 1933 Results of the 1933 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Tuesday, May 30, 1933. Louis Meyer defeated Wilbur Shaw by a time of 401.89 seconds . The average speed of the race was while Bill Cummings achieved the pole position with a speed of ....
|
28 |
32 |
112.025 |
23 |
20 |
163 |
0 |
Rod |
| 1934 The 22nd running of the Indianapolis 500 took place on May 30, 1934. The winner was the number seven car driven by Bill Cummings, an Indianapolis native, at an average speed of 104.863 miles per hour. Cummings led for 57 laps total, including the last 26. Of the 33 cars that began the race, only 12...
|
46 |
32 |
109.252 |
29 |
33 |
11 |
0 |
Crash T1 |
| 1935 The 1935 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Thursday, May 30, 1935. Despite attempts to improve participant safety by requiring crash helmets and installing green and yellow lights around the track, the event that year would prove to be one of the worst in terms of fatalities.-Pre-race and...
|
34 |
17 |
113.552 |
24 |
10 |
200 |
0 |
Running |
| 1936 Results of the 1936 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Saturday, May 30, 1936....
|
18 |
3 |
117.675 |
3 |
5 |
200 |
0 |
Running |
| 1937 The 25th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 31, 1937.Late in the race, Wilbur Shaw held a comfortable lead, and had lapped second place Ralph Hepburn. With about 20 laps to go, however, Shaw's car had been leaking oil, and had nearly lost...
|
7 |
13 |
119.213 |
13 |
30 |
36 |
0 |
Ignition |
| 1938 The 26th running of the Indianapolis 500 took place on Monday, May 30, 1938. The race was won by the number 23 car driven by Floyd Roberts. Roberts' car started in the pole position, and was the first car to win from that start since 1930. Roberts led 92 laps, posted an average speed of 117.200...
|
3 |
5 |
121.898 |
9 |
3 |
200 |
0 |
Running |
| 1939 The 27th Indianapolis 500 took place May 30, 1939. The race was won by the number two car of Wilbur Shaw, who started in the third position. The race was notable for a three car accident on lap 109, when Floyd Roberts the reigning champion, was killed when his car went through the wooden outer wall...
|
3 |
5 |
126.318 |
8 |
21 |
109 |
0 |
Crash BS |
| 1940 The 28th running of the Indianapolis 500 took place on May 30, 1940. The winner was Wilbur Shaw in the number one car Maserati 8 CTF, the same car Shaw had driven to victory in 1939. Shaw became the first driver in the history of the race to win in consecutive years. It also marked Shaw's third...
|
34 |
27 |
121.392 |
27 |
17 |
189 |
0 |
Flagged |
| 1941 Results of the 1941 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Friday, May 30, 1941.Notes*Floyd Davis was the starting driver for the #16 car. On lap 72, Davis came in for a pit stop, and was relieved by Mauri Rose. Rose had started the race in another car and dropped out earlier. Rose went on to...
|
41 |
9 |
121.540 |
23 |
6 |
200 |
0 |
Running |
| 1946 Results of the 1946 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Thursday, May 30, 1946....
|
5 |
17 |
124.649 |
8 |
18 |
64 |
0 |
Oil line |
| 1948 Results of the 1948 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Monday, May 31, 1948....
|
31 |
19 |
127.249 |
8 |
20 |
108 |
0 |
Oil trouble |
| 1951 The 1951 Indianapolis 500 an automobile race which was held on Wednesday, May 30, 1951 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The event was the opening race of the 1951 AAA National Championship Trail and the second race of the 1951 World Championship of Drivers....
|
32 |
28 |
135.798 |
3 |
25 |
56 |
0 |
Ignition |
| 1952 The 1952 Indianapolis 500 was an automobile race held on Friday, May 30, 1952 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The event was the second round of the 1952 World Drivers' Championship. Troy Ruttman won the race, bringing the Borg-Warner Trophy home for car owner J.C. Agajanian.Bill Vukovich led...
|
21 |
27 |
139.034 |
1 |
30 |
41 |
0 |
Supercharger |
| Totals |
2063 |
0 |
|
|
| Starts |
16 |
| Poles |
0 |
| Front Row |
1 |
| Wins |
0 |
| Top 5 |
2 |
| Top 10 |
5 |
| Retired |
9 |
|
- Although Miller posted the fastest qualifying time for the 1952 Indianapolis 500
The 1952 Indianapolis 500 was an automobile race held on Friday, May 30, 1952 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The event was the second round of the 1952 World Drivers' Championship. Troy Ruttman won the race, bringing the Borg-Warner Trophy home for car owner J.C. Agajanian.Bill Vukovich led...
, he started on the outside of the ninth row. No other fastest qualifier has started this far back in the field.
- Miller drove over 5000 miles (8,046.7 km) at Indianapolis without leading a lap, an all-time record.
World Championship career summary
The Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation. Chet Miller participated in 2 World Championship races - the
1951The 1951 Indianapolis 500 an automobile race which was held on Wednesday, May 30, 1951 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The event was the opening race of the 1951 AAA National Championship Trail and the second race of the 1951 World Championship of Drivers....
and
1952 Indianapolis 500The 1952 Indianapolis 500 was an automobile race held on Friday, May 30, 1952 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The event was the second round of the 1952 World Drivers' Championship. Troy Ruttman won the race, bringing the Borg-Warner Trophy home for car owner J.C. Agajanian.Bill Vukovich led...
. He retired from both races, therefore scoring no championship points.
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