Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-05-15 | Page 10 | Stock Cars Drive 68 Miles an Hour in 24-Hour Continuous Racing Grind

Stock Cars Drive 68 Miles an Hour HourIn our In n nTY Hour 24 24 Hour Continuous Racing Grind TY III i T 1 tr 3 s 's T q t sS a r The Tho two stock cars and antI chassis charts lined up for tor hour 1 21 hour speed run nm BV DY NHA iEA Et Service INDIANAPOLIS Ind May 14 For For the first time In the hia- hia ory of ot automotive speed epee two tock Mock sedans of ot the same make nave have set down a record above 60 miles an hour for tor a tI continuous stretch of ot 24 hours N For Tor this pioneer feat teat the build build- builders builders ers us of ot these cars wins the trophy set et et down by Sam Stevens veteran racer tor for such event Theres There's nothing unusual In driving driving driving ing cars beyond 60 miles an hour for stretches of ot a 3 few tew miles But Dut this continuous grind of ot 24 H hours along long tho the most exacting course er e laid down donn and for tor a stretch of ot more than 1600 miles milts makes such speed a historic record The cars used In the long run had nothing on them that doesn't go with the car bought from the thed dealer d aler Yet Vet they made mado the 24 4 hour run at an average of ot miles an hour In the tho case caso of ot one and miles an hour for tor the other A A. stripped strapped chassis In addition addi addi- addition tion made the tho run At lt an average n of ot miles an hour Both stock cars were pass five enger nger sedans one ono having haUng a stand stand- standard standard standard ard steel body bod tho the other a fabric body They used regular gas for fuel Cu l. l The test was made through a stinging and blinding rain storm during the t e night so that they had hadr r- r J to bo be slowed down considerably The Th entire run included many man tops stops for fuel ruel and only one stop each eich for of ot a tI bolt