Competed in 15 Indianapolis 500 races between 1925 and 1948. Lost the
1937 race by a mere 2 seconds. Set an Indy Speedway track record in
1946 while driving a "Novi." Killed in a wreck on the track while
practicing for the 1948 Indianapolis 500. He is interred at Forest
Lawn, Glendale CA., in the Whispering Pines section at the top of the
hill.