Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-07-07 | Page 44 | Speedway Race Won by Frontenac Car on Cord Tires

Speedway Race Won by F Frontenac ron Car on Cord Tires Tho The third big automobile race of or the present season at tho the Chicago speedway speed peed way Juno 22 resulted in a n. notable victory for tor th the veteran driver Louts LOuis Chevrolet Full Fully people the largest crowd ever er assembled at the Chicago track watched the flying Frenchman speedway champion of ot 1917 around the two-mile two course courso in his maroon Frontenac miles In 55 65 minutes 29 9 seconds an average of ot 10 miles an nn hour Chevrolets Chevrolet's victory was vas as possible because bo- bo cause of or his freedom from tire the and mechanical trouble Ho assumed tho the lead early In tho the race and was never nc headed off art although closely pru pressed ed throughout by Ralph Mulford and Ira Vail Vall At tho the start Ralph Do Palma Darlo Dario nesta and Louis Chevrolet Che ruled as favorites but mechanical trouble forced Do Palma and Resta nesta to the pits allowing Chevrolet ot of pile up a n. lead which could not be bo overcome Ills victory was also a 1 notable ono one for tor the straight side or no Imo hook typo of ot cord tire lire for tor his trust trusty Frontenac Frontenac Fron Fron- was equipped with Goodyear cord tires of or this typo type That racing drivers aro discarding the old theory that nono none but a clincher r tire the woula would stay on tho the rim at racing speeds Is Indicated In the use of or the straight side type typo b by four tour of or the tho noted drivers Chevrolet Do Palma and Vail Fair system was used Do Palma Patina was wasat wasat wasat at Chicago In starting starling the tho race tho the handicap placed on scra scratch ch and handicaps varying varyIng varying vary vary- I ing from fifteen n to ninety seconds extended to tho ho other drivers based ton t ton on tho the speed of ot their cars This method has beon been found the most satIsfactory satisfactory sat sat- In providing pro an equality of or opportunity to all aPI the competing drivers and will be followed In all of or orthe the big racing events of at the season The drivers finished In the following following follow tollow- ing order Chevrolet Mulford Vali Valt Oldfield Alley Milton Fetterman Fetterman Fet- Fet terman De Palma and McBride Allot All of ot them but Oldfield and drove dro on Goodyear cord tires In addition to 10 the big event a three heat ten mile race was run took the tho first heat and Chevrolet rolet the the second The Time three taste fastest earn can in Iii these two heats qualified for tor the third heat which was captured b by Resl In a spectacular finish at mile I Ian Ian an hour IA I IA A new track record was as e establish Iby I ILy by Ly Ralph lph Do D Palma In a special ex exhibition ex- ex I lap his time timo for tor tho the two mites miles being 1 minute 2 3 2 3 seconds an all I a average o of at miles an hour three miles better than Reata's Resta's former ronner rec ree- ord This was not the fastest time of oC the da day however howe for in th the big I mile race De Do Palma reeled off ort several Intermediate laps at tho the rate of ot 10 miles an hour Tho The terrific pace set In the afternoon afternoons afternoon's afternoons afternoon's after after- noon's noon events e Is indicated In the condition of or the track after It Its close In places it hall hail tho appearance of oC having hayIng been sprinkled with kindling wood torn tort from the time track b by the Hying Hy fly- flying ing Ine- c cars rs At times Umes a swirl of or splinters splint splint- ers would follow tallow in the suction of or the tho cars airs as they stormed b by the grand stand At the time finish of ot the race the radiators of or several se cars ClUS were almost covered with wood splinters that had I been sucked from the air b by the fans tans