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Race Cars 1917 Season
1917 Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Universal Trophy Race
![Louis Chevrolet surveys track at Uniontown](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_be572a20ca8340a295da789462a428bf~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_293,h_226,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Louis%20at%20Uniontown%20Track.jpg)
May 1917 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Members of Frontenac team survey track before a practice session
(Emedio Guerrieri Collection)
![Louis Chevrolet 1917](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_410e34571c2e49b4b42e6f7468b223e0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_171,h_267,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Louis%20at%20Uniontown.jpg)
May 1917 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Louis Chevrolet is seen at the track
prior to Universal Trophy Race
(Emedio Guerrieri Collection)
![Louis Chevrolet in practice at Uniontown](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_f74a52a2a1214b589c7996bb76190fb9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_291,h_167,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Louis%20No1%20Frontenac%20Uniontown.jpg)
May 1917 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Louis Chevrolet in the #1 Frontenac
gets acquainted with the big track
(Emedio Guerrieri Collection)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_4b1ff72580a644ef93fafba5c8d816b4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_287,h_161,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/b8e75c_4b1ff72580a644ef93fafba5c8d816b4~mv2.jpg)
May 1917 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Starting Grid on the Boards
#3 Frontenac of Joe Boyer
(Detroit Public Library)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_0ccecdde38a640d29817c4156b6d355e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_275,h_203,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/b8e75c_0ccecdde38a640d29817c4156b6d355e~mv2.jpg)
May 1917 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Traditional Driver's Line Up Photo,
Louis Chevrolet is on the far left
(Detroit Public Library)
May 1917 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
#1 Frontenac of Louis Chevrolet
leads cars down main straight away
(Motor Age)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_fa1fa6b7143e48ab84ecd96e1bbefb6b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_85,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/b8e75c_fa1fa6b7143e48ab84ecd96e1bbefb6b~mv2.jpg)
![Louis Chevrolet on banked boardtrack](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_d2c1708e1a3c4b87a1d664d9aa9b59af~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_9,y_7,w_640,h_355/fill/w_130,h_72,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/5-17-17%20The%20Automobile.jpg)
May 1917 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
#1 Frontenac of Louis Chevrolet leads
pack of cars through the banking
(The Automobile)
1917 Cincinnati, Ohio
Sharonville Sweepstakes
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_add43481bbd645d3969e4923fb616010~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_71,h_41,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_add43481bbd645d3969e4923fb616010~mv2.jpg)
May 1917 - Cincinnati, Ohio
#1 Frontenac with mechanician Harry Paxton and driver Louis Chevrolet
(Paxton Family Collection)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_15d3c9665c524044a24014f3c65ace04~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_72,h_42,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_15d3c9665c524044a24014f3c65ace04~mv2.jpg)
May 1917 - Cincinnati, Ohio
#1 Frontenac with Harry Paxton and driver Louis Chevrolet
(Paxton Family Collection)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_d3abd9fbcede43ba895fee78627aa6aa~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_68,h_45,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_d3abd9fbcede43ba895fee78627aa6aa~mv2.jpg)
May 1917 - Cincinnati, Ohio
Frontenac with driver Gaston Chevrolet and mechanician Salvatore Barbarino
(Motor Age)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_06a4ebaa00984d4c858c345c42a01aee~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_71,h_52,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_06a4ebaa00984d4c858c345c42a01aee~mv2.jpg)
May 1917 - Cincinnati, Ohio
Group shot with Harry Paxton in center,
and Arthur Chevrolet on far right
(Paxton Family Collection)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_1d59f385a02c4200a92e7058069f4439~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_69,h_41,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_1d59f385a02c4200a92e7058069f4439~mv2.jpg)
May 1917 - Cincinnati, Ohio
Mechanician Harry Paxton standing next to the #1 Frontenac race car.
(Paxton Family Collection)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_6b9536e7155f4afa93a14cd574f7d3f0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_70,h_52,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_6b9536e7155f4afa93a14cd574f7d3f0~mv2.jpg)
May 1917 - Cincinnati, Ohio
#1 Frontenac in the lead, with driver
Louis Chevrolet and Harry Paxton.
(Paxton Family Collection)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_3a3ffa55b3474e658b80d8c26977df74~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_72,h_40,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_3a3ffa55b3474e658b80d8c26977df74~mv2.jpg)
May 1917 - Cincinnati, Ohio
#1 Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Walter Miller Collection)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_57c8e2bb3bc842eb904dc85de56580d1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_70,h_43,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_57c8e2bb3bc842eb904dc85de56580d1~mv2.jpg)
May 1917 - Cincinnati, Ohio
#1 Frontenac race car of Chevrolet
leads #14 Hudson of Ira Vail
(Walter Miller Collection)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_32714ba05ce14e26a3419efa461cf8fb~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_70,h_43,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_32714ba05ce14e26a3419efa461cf8fb~mv2.jpg)
May 1917 - Cincinnati, Ohio
#1 Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Motor Age)
![Salvatore Barbarino & Gaston Chevrolet](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_7d1a2399a51a49eca8c568303c465512~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_73,h_43,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Gaston%20in%20300%20CID%20Frontenac%20b%26w.jpg)
May 1917 - Cincinnati, Ohio
Mechanician Salvatore Barbarino seated with driver Gaston Chevrolet.
(Detroit Public Library)
![H_edited.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_82a2e59748a84544938a3fc68f759910~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_57,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/H_edited.jpg)
Mechanician Harry Paxton's
1917 AAA Registration Pin #163
(Paxton Family Collection)
![1917 Ruth Law at Cincinnati Speedway](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_77a28496d5ad4fdc9b20b28d1ecb1b5a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_73,h_50,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/1917%20Ruth%20Law%20-%20Cinci.jpg)
May 1917 - Cincinnati, Ohio
Aviatrix Ruth Law makes an aerial exhibition at the Cincinnati Speedway
(Detroit Public Library)
![Original Harold E. Russell Cartoon](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_d43672b3bab5415580b7a652e2f7a74f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_56,h_68,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Original%20Russell%20Cartoon.jpg)
Today
Original Harold E. Russell Cartoon
(Brannigan Family Collection)
![Harold Russell Cartoon of the Chevrolet Brothers](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_262527b21ab141929ba42b2f9adc2b37~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_26,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/6-01-17%20Cartoon.jpg)
June 1917 - Cincinnati, Ohio
Racing officials change results, and
drop Gaston Chevrolet to 3rd Place
(Cincinnati Inquirer)
1917 Chicago, Illinois
Maywood Board Track
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_b0e696a0259b45e8b6224a3357bfe25f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_73,h_48,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_b0e696a0259b45e8b6224a3357bfe25f~mv2.jpg)
June 1917 - Chicago, Illinois
Starting Grid & Driver Line-up
Louis & Arthur Chevrolet on right
(Marci McGuinness Collection)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_260b248bfd664d969b7b31cd9f3f1079~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_69,h_41,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_260b248bfd664d969b7b31cd9f3f1079~mv2.jpg)
June 1917 - Chicago, Illinois
#1 Frontenac gets prepped for race
Louis Chevrolet behind the wheel
(TavaresMotorsport.com)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_554dd4d6eac8472dbac8068e692d6c82~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_73,h_36,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_554dd4d6eac8472dbac8068e692d6c82~mv2.jpg)
June 1917 - Chicago, Illinois
#24 Frontenac of Joe Boyer Jr.
on front row with Oldfield & DePalma
(The Automobile)
1917 Omaha, Nebraska
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_9849aa3b925243b2afc4996164e2ecc3~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_6,y_12,w_1127,h_634/fill/w_140,h_79,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_9849aa3b925243b2afc4996164e2ecc3~mv2.jpg)
July 1917 - Omaha, Nebraska
#24 Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_42d3a430838c48c58a1fd06d580b7231~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_73,h_46,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_42d3a430838c48c58a1fd06d580b7231~mv2.jpg)
July 1917 - Omaha, Nebraska
Starting Grid for 150 Mile Race
Louis Chevrolet out of the picture
(The Automobile)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_5e917051797640798371fd93bcec9676~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_69,h_51,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_5e917051797640798371fd93bcec9676~mv2.jpg)
Omaha Board Speedway
Track Diagram
(Dick Wallen Collection)
![Louis Chevrolet at Omaha](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_a9a633b6c50e4b31a06872aed36fab29~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_12,y_15,w_704,h_428/fill/w_72,h_44,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/7-04-17%20Omaha%20-%20Louis%20Leads%20-%20Motor%20Age.jpg)
July 1917 - Omaha, Nebraska
#24 Frontenac Race Car
Louis Chevrolet leads race
(Motor Age)
1917 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Twin City Motor Speedway
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_752d30377db847a28d1d666feff57ea0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_71,h_48,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_752d30377db847a28d1d666feff57ea0~mv2.jpg)
Twin Cities Motor Speedway
was a 2-mile high banked oval.
Unlike the board tracks of the day, this facility was paved with concrete
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_0f703b00aa54405d94bf0bce9b0a5187~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_69,h_52,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_0f703b00aa54405d94bf0bce9b0a5187~mv2.jpg)
July 1917 - Minneapolis, Minnesota
#54 Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Billy Dunbar Collection)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_94893a51138742da9025f07849ecc35f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_70,h_45,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_94893a51138742da9025f07849ecc35f~mv2.jpg)
July 1917 - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ira Vail and Louis Chevrolet
posing for photo in the Hudson pits
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
1917 Coney Island - Brooklyn, NY
Sheepshead Bay Speedway
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_a67b686ab0dc4d9885c1fac1fe057d8b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_70,h_53,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_a67b686ab0dc4d9885c1fac1fe057d8b~mv2.jpg)
August 1917 - Brooklyn, New York
#54 Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Library of Congress)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_bc323d3482864eed925516457f747514~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_72,h_51,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_bc323d3482864eed925516457f747514~mv2.jpg)
August 1917 - Brooklyn, New York
#54 Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Library of Congress)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_05a3a81f5f8a45c786fef418fb7c7ac6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_71,h_40,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_05a3a81f5f8a45c786fef418fb7c7ac6~mv2.jpg)
August 1917 - Brooklyn, New York
#54 Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(The Automobile Journal)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_04d0ab98b6d6476dbcc6b4cfb5bc9b30~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_73,h_34,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_04d0ab98b6d6476dbcc6b4cfb5bc9b30~mv2.jpg)
August 1917 - Brooklyn, New York
#54 Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Automobile Topics)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_454b565f46934f5aa7cc55da2792c3e7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_72,h_48,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_454b565f46934f5aa7cc55da2792c3e7~mv2.jpg)
August 1917 - Brooklyn, New York
Frontenac Race Car
Salvatore Barbarino & Louis Chevrolet
(General Motors)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_bbce7db81999453f9cea90210cbde9c0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_71,h_40,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_bbce7db81999453f9cea90210cbde9c0~mv2.jpg)
August 1917 - Brooklyn, New York
#54 Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(New York Herald)
1917 Chicago, Illinois
Maywood Board Track
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_38b80c7f4e3a4923adcc9a62e606ae34~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_70,h_25,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_38b80c7f4e3a4923adcc9a62e606ae34~mv2.jpg)
Sept 1917 - Chicago, Illinois
Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Motor Age)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_7b00180bd41043beaec24a9f0559ba08~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_156,h_225,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/b8e75c_7b00180bd41043beaec24a9f0559ba08~mv2.jpg)
Sept 1917 - Chicago, Illinois
Official Race Program with
Frontenac Race Cars gracing cover
(ProgCovers.com)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_0ded5ba5abee4759b41077069e518330~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_68,h_51,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_0ded5ba5abee4759b41077069e518330~mv2.jpg)
Sept 1917 - Chicago, Illinois
#54 Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(ebay Auction)
![Chevrolet Pits - Chicago Speedway 1918](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_6521a04e02ee42d1b9d78c1257117884~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_54,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Chevrolet%20Pits%20-%20Chicago%201918.jpg)
Sept 1917 - Chicago, Illinois
Rare glimpse of Chevrolet pit box,
note speedway banking in background
(Billy Dunbar Collection)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_4c756bb5414041728d695b980eb0d7b6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_73,h_35,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_4c756bb5414041728d695b980eb0d7b6~mv2.jpg)
Maywood Track Diagram
(Dick Wallen Collection)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_d864dc42cf15497c89ff5a2c9d7bf03f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_70,h_40,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_d864dc42cf15497c89ff5a2c9d7bf03f~mv2.jpg)
Sept 1917 - Chicago, Illinois
#54 Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Motor Age)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_bebf605c68a0496c9472897c7dbe7fae~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_71,h_52,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_bebf605c68a0496c9472897c7dbe7fae~mv2.jpg)
Stock Certificate for the
Speedway Park Association
(Scripophily.com)
1917 Providence, Rhode Island Narragansett Park Race Track
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_bd77e3ad24be42e184dba52ec5363d42~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_73,h_23,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_bd77e3ad24be42e184dba52ec5363d42~mv2.jpg)
Sept 1917 - Narragansett Park
Providence, Rhode Island
Frontenac race cars on starting grid
(The Automotive Journal)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_7d1b066ef7944da89e741a102a6e278b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_54,h_66,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_7d1b066ef7944da89e741a102a6e278b~mv2.jpg)
Sept 1917 - Narragansett Park
Providence, Rhode Island
Louis Chevrolet eating ice cream cone
(The Automotive Journal)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_2dda591c2746498a890e284d5d276a8f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_69,h_49,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_2dda591c2746498a890e284d5d276a8f~mv2.jpg)
Narragansett Racing Association
Stock Certificate
(ClintonCollins.com)
1917 Coney Island - Brooklyn, NY
Sheepshead Bay Speedway
![1917 Harkness Trophy Race at Sheepshead Bay](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_d481f9f573c64d08bfa0165b99c4bebb~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_72,h_53,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/1917%20Harkness%20-%20Motor%20Travel.jpg)
Sept 1917 - Harkness Trophy Race
Capacity crowd in the grand stands
watches race cars in side by side action
(Motor Travel)
![Louis Chevrolet leads pack at Sheepshead Bay](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_3d8c76e2d9d04894815e13e11005bddd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_73,h_21,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/1917%20Harkness%20-%20Motor%20World.jpg)
Sept 1917 - Harkness Trophy Race
Rare glimpse of backstretch, Louis is
seen leading a large group of cars
(Motor World)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_fa9a64a4ea944c7888d4aebb0b216063~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_72,h_41,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_fa9a64a4ea944c7888d4aebb0b216063~mv2.jpg)
Sept 1917 - Harkness Trophy Race
#4 Packard of Ralph De Palma
#54 Frontenac of Louis Chevrolet
(Wayne Herstad Collection)
![Louis Chevrolet takes checkered flag](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_7af0899e59c54e6e8fcbd895956e35c7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_151,h_66,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Louie%20Checkers.jpg)
Sept 1917 - Harkness Trophy Race
Louis Chevrolet receives checkered flag
from Harry Harkness
(New York Herald)
![Louis Chevrolet celebrates in Victory Lane](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_670b37d3cdf14ffa916c3e94e76cb6f5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_73,h_56,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/1917%20Harkness%20Victory%20-%20Motor%20Travel%20-%20C.jpg)
Sept 1917 - Harkness Trophy Race
Louis Chevrolet accepts trophy from
Harry Harkness after victory
(Motor Travel)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_c027942278bc46bcb78b106af4002658~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_71,h_49,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_c027942278bc46bcb78b106af4002658~mv2.jpg)
Sept 1917 - Harkness Trophy Race
Ray Bigby & Louis Chevrolet
accept trophy from Harry Harkness
(Kettering University)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_f41387788b7a4bdba7d690d9a8fa7692~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_72,h_45,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_f41387788b7a4bdba7d690d9a8fa7692~mv2.jpg)
Sept 1917 - Harkness Trophy Race
#54 Frontenac makes headlines
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(New York Herald)
1917 Dayton, Ohio
Montgomery County Fairgrounds
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_236ed869092c4b3cbab0f14e1bc3e515~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_69,h_41,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9-29-17%20Dayton%20Herald.jpg)
Sept 1917 - Dayton, Ohio
Newspaper Announcement for Match
Race between Oldfield & Chevrolet.
(Dayton Herald )
![Louis Chevrolet in 1917 Match Race](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_14b2b60bae3a4206920b2c457729107b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_25,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Match%20Race%201917%20wide%20angle%20Rotated%20d.jpg)
Sept 1917 - Dayton, Ohio
Side by Side Race Action! National Cash Register Factory is seen in the distance.
(Charles Test Collection)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_58431dc3b2a14545aa40a335df5d5215~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_70,h_43,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Satellite%20Photo.jpg)
Today - Dayton, Ohio
Montgomery County Fairgrounds Track,
NCR Factory is no longer there.
(NOAA Satellite Image)
1917 Birmingham, Alabama
Alabama State Fair
![Barney Oldfield vs. Louis Chevrolet](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_3a73f86c2b714e19ab8acf02beb17771~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_103,h_80,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Oct%201917.jpg)
1917 New Orleans, Louisiana
Fairgrounds Race Track
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_9c08eebf312c45c9b231f379a7820960~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_70,h_49,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_9c08eebf312c45c9b231f379a7820960~mv2.jpg)
Oct 1917 - New Orleans, Louisiana #1 Frontenac
Louis Chevrolet & Vera Morel
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_7cbee687cd874722be7ea22022ee635c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_72,h_49,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_7cbee687cd874722be7ea22022ee635c~mv2.jpg)
Oct 1917 - New Orleans, Louisiana
Match Race with Barney Oldfield
Sketch by local reporter Vera Morel
(New Orleans Item)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_056d1dba4d784722ba98b92917bf2584~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_184,h_212,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/b8e75c_056d1dba4d784722ba98b92917bf2584~mv2.jpg)
Oct 1917 - New Orleans, Louisiana
Fair Grounds Race Track
Louis Chevrolet
(New Orleans Times Picayune)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_306c2659fd894c0f81494db88d304bc4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_48,h_60,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_306c2659fd894c0f81494db88d304bc4~mv2.jpg)
Oct 1917 - New Orleans, Louisiana
Fair Grounds Race Track
Match Race with Oldfield & Chevrolet
(New Orleans Daily State)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_a767825732fa482d9d0227335d4bb875~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_186,h_246,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/b8e75c_a767825732fa482d9d0227335d4bb875~mv2.jpg)
Summer & Fall 1917
Official Race Program for the
Oldfield / Chevrolet match races
(xxxxx)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_1634ee3d825f41d29875313d3fb71d1a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_72,h_12,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_1634ee3d825f41d29875313d3fb71d1a~mv2.jpg)
Oct 1917 - New Orleans, Louisiana
Frontenac race car on display
at local Buick dealership
(New Orleans Daily State)
1917 Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Autumn Classic
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_83020202e85f4736a700cff65e391d83~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_72,h_48,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_83020202e85f4736a700cff65e391d83~mv2.jpg)
Oct 1917 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Autumn Classic
Wrecked Frontenac of Gaston Chevrolet
(Desnoyers Family Collection)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_1e2eee70413e4c528cd3dc37d0569c05~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_125,h_207,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/b8e75c_1e2eee70413e4c528cd3dc37d0569c05~mv2.jpg)
Oct 1917 - Uiontown, Pennsylvania
Gaston Chevrolet seriously injured
in racing accident
(Wire Report)
![Gaston Chevrolet wrecks car at Uniontown 1917.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_9bf671c0773e4c52b7c01d9a46146c19~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_71,h_42,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/1917%20Gaston%20Wreck.jpg)
Oct 1917 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Gaston Chevrolet has bad accident following contact with outside fence
(Emedio Guerrieri Collection)
1917 Los Angeles, California
Ascot Speedway
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_dc9c41512ef146989c7dd2ccaa333787~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_14,y_12,w_659,h_508/fill/w_69,h_54,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_dc9c41512ef146989c7dd2ccaa333787~mv2.jpg)
Nov 1917 - Ascot Speedway
#1 Frontenac
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Los Angeles Herald Examiner)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_74b685db2b054677979ec3e53de61249~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_71,h_56,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_74b685db2b054677979ec3e53de61249~mv2.jpg)
Nov 1917 - Ascot Speedway
#1 Frontenac on the starting grid
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Revs Institute)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_00b9ec229f92496398b86b4217f1c90f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_69,h_56,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_00b9ec229f92496398b86b4217f1c90f~mv2.jpg)
Nov 1917 - Ascot Speedway
#1 Frontenac
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Revs Institute)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_b2ff0d04f8174749aa596105f8d59606~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_72,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_b2ff0d04f8174749aa596105f8d59606~mv2.jpg)
Nov 1917 - Ascot Speedway
#1 Frontenac on the race track
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Revs Institute)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_8e82105c2c814c64ac3bb6efc487832a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_72,h_57,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_8e82105c2c814c64ac3bb6efc487832a~mv2.jpg)
Nov 1917 - Ascot Speedway
Louis Chevrolet & Friends
(Revs Institute)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_ed6f4c5ab40c4b52b9d08eff2754f872~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_71,h_56,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_ed6f4c5ab40c4b52b9d08eff2754f872~mv2.jpg)
Nov 1917 - Ascot Speedway
#1 Frontenac
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_00b275f781dd435d94dd53225d90f2aa~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_71,h_52,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_00b275f781dd435d94dd53225d90f2aa~mv2.jpg)
Nov 1917 - Ascot Speedway
#1 Frontenac rounding the corner
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Revs Institute)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_06d3c63434b74adab1c3f748d5618169~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_72,h_43,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_06d3c63434b74adab1c3f748d5618169~mv2.jpg)
Nov 1917 - Ascot Speedway
Louis Chevrolet & Friends
(Oakland Tribune)
![Louis Chevrolet at Ascot Speedway](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_5a866d22b5e94f04b388d73f62f55733~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_72,h_54,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Frontenac%20at%20Ascot.jpg)
Nov 1917 - Ascot Speedway
Louis Chevrolet in #1 Frontenac
throttles machine through the corner
(Newsreel Film Still)