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Gaston Louis Chevrolet (October 4, 1892 – November 25, 1920) was an American racing driver and automobile manufacturer. He was the winner of both the Indianapolis 500 and the American National Championship in 1920. Early life.
Nov 25, 2009 · 1920: Race driver Gaston Chevrolet dies in a track crash in a Los Angeles race. He's the first of three famous brothers to suffer a tragic end. Gaston was the kid brother of Louis Chevrolet,...
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Gaston Chevrolet was born in Deaunt, France on Oct. 26, 1892. He came to America in 1902 and brother Louis was already well on his way to establishing a name for himself as a master mechanic and fearless racing driver. Gaston eventually became an integral part of the team that pioneered the use of aluminum and other groundbreaking concepts in ...
Gaston Chevrolet. Gaston was the youngest member of the Chevrolet family, and he followed in his older brothers footsteps by competing in major AAA sanctioned automobile races. He scored a number of significant victories on the board tracks during the 1919 season, and won the Indy 500 in 1920.
Gaston Chevrolet. GASTON CHEVROLET left France as a young man to join his two older brothers, Louis and Arthur, in the United States. He began to attract attention by finishing well in four auto races in 1917, including a 250-mile race on the board track at Cincinnati, Ohio. He drove in his first Indianapolis 500 race in 1919, finishing tenth ...
Gaston Chevrolet: Even in Death He Won. Wired. On November 25, 1920, French-born American racecar champ, brother of Louis Chevrolet (yes the Chevrolet), died at the Beverly Hills Speedway when his Frontenac crashed more than halfway into the race. History often remembers Louis Chevrolet because, well, Chevys, man.
Oct 14, 2017 · Highlights of the 1920 Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. Gaston Chevrolet driving a Monroe sponsored Frontenac takes the checkered flag at Indy, and goes the distance without a tire change. ...more...
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