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Racing & Results 1919 to 1920
1919 Season
5/19/19 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
100 Lap Event
Louis Chevrolet finishes in 2nd Place
(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
5/20/19 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Practice for the Indy 500
4-Frontenacs qualify at over 100 MPH
(Indianapolis Star)
5/31/19 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Serious accidents mar Indy 500,
Louis Chevrolet finishes in 7th place
(Associated Press)
5/31/19 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Louis Chevrolet runs over electronic -
timing wire, cuts throat of competitor
(Motor Age)
5/31/19 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Louis Chevrolet enters into contract
with William Small to build Frontenacs
(Automobile Topics)
6/14/19 - Brooklyn, New York
Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Louis Chevrolet drops a valve
(Wire Report)
6/14/19 - Brooklyn, New York
Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Ralph Mulford wins twice in Frontenac
(Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
7/04/19 - Brooklyn, New York
Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Gaston Chevrolet breaks record
(New York Times)
7/04/19 - Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma Board Speedway
Louis Chevrolet wins 2-races
(Seattle Times)
7/30/19 - Syracuse, New York
Planning for New York State Fair,
Louis Chevrolet meets with organizers
(Syracuse Herald)
8/25/19 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
AAA lifts suspension for
Gaston Chevrolet & Ira Vail
(Indianapolis News)
9/01/19 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Autumn Classic 200 lap race,
Joe Boyer & Gaston Chevrolet win event
(Automotive Industries)
9/06/19 - Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Luna Race Track - Special Match Race
Omar Toft vs. Gaston Chevrolet
(Pittsburgh Press)
9/20/19 - Brooklyn, New York
Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Louis Chevrolet wins 10-mile event
(New York Evening Telegram)
9/20/19 - Brooklyn, New York
Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Gaston Chevrolet wins 75-lap race
(New York Tribune)
10/12/19 - Cincinnati, Ohio
Louis Chevrolet recovering from burns,
Arthur & Gaston Chevrolet drive in race
(Arizona Republican)
Arthur Chevrolet
Behind the wheel of a 300 Frontenac
(The Henry Ford)
12/01/19 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Frontenac Motor Co. leaves New Jersey,
Chevrolet Brothers now in Indianapolis
(Indianapolis Star)
1920 Season
4/10/20 - Havana, Cuba
Program for Oriental Park Hippodrome
Louis Chevrolet races Frontenac
(Detroit Public Library)
4/10/20 - Havana, Cuba
Oriental Park Hippodrome
Louis Chevrolet races Frontenac
(Havana Daily Post)
5/22/20 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Louis Chevrolet takes Barney Oldfield for a ride in the new 3 liter Frontenac
(Indiana Daily Times)
5/24/20 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Practice for the Indy 500
Arthur Chevrolet is Hospitalized
(Indianapolis Star)
5/27/20 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Veteran driver and WW1 pilot Art Klein qualifies his Frontenac race car
(Indiana Daily Times)
5/31/20 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Gaston Chevrolet Wins Indy 500
Victory Lane Celebration
(Indianapolis News)
5/31/20 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Gaston Chevrolet Wins Indy 500
Post Race Interview
(Indianapolis Star)
6/19/20 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Universal Trophy Race
Gaston Chevrolet has engine problems
(Motor Age)
7/04/20 - Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma Speedway - 200 mile race
Gaston Chevrolet finishes in 7th place
(Seattle Times)
7/10/20 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Louis Chevrolet makes announcement that he is retiring from racing
(Lansing State Journal)
8/01/20 - Columbus, Ohio
100 Mile Dirt Track Event
Gaston Chevrolet wins race
(Motor Age)
8/28/20 - Elgin, Illinois
Elgin Road Race
Gaston Chevrolet bogged down in pits
(Wire Report)
9/06/20 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Autumn Classic 200-lap race
Gaston Chevrolet in minor accident
(Motor Age)
9/11/20 - Syracuse, New York
Syracuse Mile - New York State Fair
Gaston Chevrolet prepares car for race
(Syracuse Herald)
10/02/20 - Fresno, California
San Joaquin 200 mile race
Gaston Chevrolet finishes in 4th place
(Wire Report)
10/11/20 -Phoenix, Arizona
Arizona State Fair
Gaston Chevrolet cracks cylinder head
(Arizona Republican)
11/25/20 - Beverly Hills, California
Thanksgiving Day 250 mile race
Gaston Chevrolet killed in accident
(Los Angeles Times)
11/25/20 - Beverly Hills, California
Thanksgiving Day 250 mile race
Gaston Chevrolet killed in accident
(Los Angeles Times)
11/25/20 - Savannah, Georgia
Louis Chevrolet in exhibition race
learns of his brother's passing
(Atlanta Constitution)
11/26/20 - Los Angeles, California
Details of Gaston's accident are brought to light in this artist rendering
(Los Angeles Express)
11/26/20 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Local reaction to fatal accident,
Arthur Chevrolet notified about Gaston
(Indianapolis Star)