Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-04-20 | Page 10 | Jenkins Will Set Pace at Indianapolis Meet

Will Set Pace At Indianapolis Meet Ab Will Inaugurate Speedway Classic With Closed Car INDIANAPOLIS April 20 UP 2 T. T E. E Myers general manager of the Indianapolis motor speedway said today Mayor Ab Jenkins of Salt Lake City holder of automobile automobile automobile auto auto- mobile speed records would drive the pace setting car in the annual mile race Decoration day A closed car will be used for the first time in speedway history Jenkins will drive once around the two-and-a-half-mile two track ahead of the 33 racers and then pull onto a aside aside aside side apron as they get away In acknowledging his acceptance of an invitation to drive the pace car at Indianapolis Mayor Jenkins also said here Saturday that it would be at least the middle of June before he could make any endurance runs on the Bonneville salt flats As soon as the salt is dry enough a crew will take the car to the flats for a series of up tune-up runs he said 9 Mayor Ab Jenkins Will be pace setter as the annual mile auto race opens at the Indianapolis Indianapolis In In- Speedway May 30