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Wheeler-Schebler Trophy

AAA Indy Car race
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN
August 21, 1909
94 laps on 2.5 mile dirt oval; 235 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1		Leigh Lynch	52		Jackson	94		running	47
2		Ralph DePalma	24		Fiat	93		running	0
3		Harry Stillman	17		Marmon			running	0
4		Ray Harroun	58		Marmon			running	0
5		Bruce Keene	75		Marmon			accident	0
6		Tobin DeHymel	62		Stoddard-Dayton			running	0
7		Barney Oldfield	9		National			running	0
8		Bert Miller	23		Stoddard-Dayton			did not finish	0
9		Charlie Merz	10		National			accident	0
10		Fred Ellis	53		Jackson			did not finish	0
11		Bob Burman	35		Buick	56		cylinder	6
12		W.F. Clemens	22		Stoddard-Dayton			did not finish	0
13		Herbert Lytle	1		Apperson				0
14		Johnny Aitken	8		National	41		cylinder	41
15		Louis Chevrolet	37		Buick	40		ignition	0
16		Harry Stutz	55		Marion			did not finish	0
17		Robert Drach	76		American	32		did not finish	0
18		Lewis Strang	36		Buick			did not finish	0
19		William McCulla	2		Apperson			did not finish	0

Notes: Scheduled for 300 miles; ended early because of track conditions and accidents.
Claude Kellem, riding mechanic for Charles Merz, was killed in an accident when Merz's car went through a fence.
The accident also killed spectators Howard Jolliff and James West.
Time of race: 04:13:51
Average Speed: 57.907 MPH