Ray Pixley
Encyclopedia
William Raymond Pixley was an American
racecar driver. Primarily a sprint car
driver, he drove in the 1936 Indianapolis 500
for Clarence Felker in a Miller that had once sported a V16 engine
but at the time was powered by a Miller four cylinder. It would be his only Championship Car start as he was killed in August of that year in a crash at Robey Speedway in Hammond, Indiana
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United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
racecar driver. Primarily a sprint car
Sprint car racing
Sprint cars are high-powered race cars designed primarily for the purpose of running on short oval or circular dirt or paved tracks. Sprint car racing is popular in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa....
driver, he drove in the 1936 Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis 500
The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, also known as the Indianapolis 500, the 500 Miles at Indianapolis, the Indy 500 or The 500, is an American automobile race, held annually, typically on the last weekend in May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana...
for Clarence Felker in a Miller that had once sported a V16 engine
V16 engine
A V16 engine is a V engine with 16 cylinders. Engines of this number of cylinders are uncommon in automotive use.A V16 engine is perfectly balanced regardless of the V angle without requiring counter-rotating balancing shafts which are necessary to balance Straight-4 and odd number of cylinder...
but at the time was powered by a Miller four cylinder. It would be his only Championship Car start as he was killed in August of that year in a crash at Robey Speedway in Hammond, Indiana
Hammond, Indiana
Hammond is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. The population was 80,830 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hammond is located at ....
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Indy 500 results
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