Show barney oldfield sets AAA tractor record of mph at indianapolis 4 y 4 barney bainey oldfield with denny duesenberg left and charles louis chevrolet right sons of his leading rivals of auto pioneer days roaring around the track at indianapolis state fair the old master driver of the world barney oldfield recently set a new worlds tractor record of 39 miles per hour handling the wheel of this iron plow horse with all the skill and da ing that has made his name th synonym for speed he drove an allis chalmers standard tarn farn tractor with high speed gears and firestone pneumatic tractor tires it was an amazing race amid a strange scene for the driver who pressed him closest all the way and the A A A timer who scored the event were sons of two great rivals of oldfield s racing career the lad on the tractor was denny duesenberg who is already a shrewd racing head and has en cars in the indianapolis mile classic several aars hi father the late fred duesen berg automobile manufacturer and famous builder of racing ere cre actions raced against barney in the days when they were bicycle cham champions then on through the pioneer racing days that brought on such amazing adian advancement cement in automobiles automobile dating back from barneys first race in 1902 the A A A official was charles louis chevrolet indianapolis engineer and son of louis chevrolet of general motors whose name ia is among the foremost in the history of the automobile he was probably barney barneys a greatest rival on the tracks and as his son describes it if barney ramey didn dian t win a race in those days dad did win it gaston chevrolet louis brother was another great hero of the speedways speed ways and won th indianapolis race of 1920 oldfield with his familiar cigar powerful in build clear eyed and rich in racing strategy fought his way to victory the tractor race he says was just as thrilling as a racing car event as the big machines flashed around the curves hub to hub in a cloud of dust the tractor which set this record is capable of plowing and doing all the other farm operations at increased speed and with new comfort and fuel economy this is 13 made possible by the new firestone tire development the tires requiring only 12 pounds air pressure to operate successfully at the plow or on the highway |