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Volume 23 Issue 11 May 31, 2013 THE LION’SVolume 23 Issue ROAR 11 May 31, 2013 Congrats to the girls’ softball team on their NSC tie, Sectional win, and a great season! Staff Editor LaurieAnne Wickens The Lion’s Roar is an official publication of Bremen High School and the Bremen Community School Corporation. All opinions Staff Writers expressed are those of the writer or source listed and do not nec- Don Browning essarily represent those of Bremen High School, its administra- tion, or the community school system. Comments to the staff Brittany Sahlhoff and letters to the editor are welcome, although The Lion’s Roar Nele Hummel reserves the right to edit them for length, grammar, or appropri- Lexi Pate ate content. Anonymous letters will not be accepted. All letters should be directed to: The Lion’s Roar c/o Kristi Monesmith, 511 W. Grant St., Bremen, IN 46506. They can also be brought to room 309 of the high school during normal business hours. THE LION’S ROAR May 31, 2013 Indianapolis 500 Pictured driver to win the Indy 500 twice, once the 1930 Indianapolis 500 after leading The year before that, Bill led 150 laps left is in 1921 and the next in 1923. He was all but first two laps of the race, which and on lap 192 he experienced steering Ray also blind in one eye, which forced him is the most by any winner of this race. problems. He led 71.7% of laps that he Harroun the first to retire in 1957. The driver that won in The next race winner was a Indianapo- drove at the Speedway. He remains the winner between Milton’s two wins was James lis born racer by the name of Louis only driver ever to lead the most laps of the Anthony Murphy. Before Murphy won Schneider. He is also buried at Crown in three consecutive years. In 1955 500. the 500 he was a riding mechanic. Back Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis. The Indy 500 Bob Sweikert won this race The Indy 500 is back! This then there was a driver and a driving next winner was Fred Frame. He is but it was overshadowed by the death race is one of the most iconic races in mechanic. He was a driving mechanic only known for winning this in 1932 of BillVukovich. Pat Flaherty won the its sport. The Indianapolis 500 race has for top racer like Ralph Depalma, and racing in New England. Billy Cum- next 500 in 1956. He started at the so much tradition and is the most Tommy Milton, (both won the Indy mings won in 1934. He was born in speedway 5 times. The 51st annual loved race in the sport. The 500 has 500), Harry Hartz, and Eddie Indianapolis on November 11, 1906. Indianapolis winner tried at the race been raced at 96-97 times. The first Rickenbacker. Murphy won the 500 in He died in Indianapolis on State Road thirteen times (second most tries by Indy 500 was in 1911. The winner of 1922 becoming the 10th driver to win 29 after hitting a guardrail and any driver) before finally winning, this that race was Ray Harroun, he used this race. Murphy died two years later plunging 50 feet into a creek. Kelly man is Sam Hanks. After Hanks got to what now would be called the rear view while racing at a dirt track. His car slid Petillo won the 500 in 1935. He is the Victory Circle he announced that he mirror to win the race. The second sideways and crashed through the first driver to win with a car powered would retire. The next 500 winner was driver to win the Indianapolis 500 was inner wooden rail. The rail went by an Offenhauser engine. Wilbur Jimmy Bryan. Bryan was more known Joe Dawson, the first Indiana native to through murphy’s chest and was Shaw won the Indianapolis 500 in for racing in the USAC series. Roger win the 500. He was also the youngest pronounced dead at the seen on the 1937, 1939, and 1940. Wilbur was the Ward won the 1959 and 1962 driver to win, at age 22 years and 323 accident. The next drivers to win at second driver ever to win this race Indianapolis 500. He became the days. The record was broken in the indy were L. L. Corum and Joe Boyer. three times. Wilbur also tested tire for fourth driver to win two times at the 36th Indianapolis 500, which was in This was the first time that a tandem of Firestone tire and Rubber Company at 500. Jim Rathmann won the 1960 500. 1952. The driver was Troy Ruttman; He drivers ever won the Indy 500. On lap the 500. The winner of the 1938 race Rathmann started racing as a sixteen was 22 years and 86 days old. The third 109 of the race Boyer came to the pit was Floyd Roberts. He looked to be a year old. He switched ID’s with his driver to win at the 500 was Jules and was relived for a different driver, promising driver after the win but the older and went by his older brother’s Goux, a European born racer. He was two laps later L.L. Corum came to the following year at the 500 crashed in the name “Dick Rathmann.” The next the first European born racer to win pits and had Joe Boyer drive the rest of same car he dove the year before and driver is arguable one of the most well the Indianapolis 500. The next four the race for him. Boyer charged to the died. The next pair to win the Indy race known drivers to race at Indy. A.J. Foyt winners of the Indy 500 didn’t have front and won the race. They are both was Floyd Davis and Mauri Rose, who is the first person to win the Indianap- much to their names other then co- winners if the race. Pete Depaolo won it in 1941. They were the second olis 500 four times. He won them in winning, what would become the was the 13th winner of this iconic race. pair of two drivers to win this race. 1961, 1964, 1967, and 1977. Foyt is one biggest race in the racing world. René During this race Depaolo’s hands and Davis was driving his car on lap 72 of the most celebrated drivers of all Thomas was the fourth winner of this fingers became severely blistered and when his teammate and pole sitter time. He is a legend in the sport and iconic race; he also flew airplanes, the was forced to pit to be replaced for 21 Rose was experiencing piston has accomplished more things, then fifth winner was Ralph Depalma, a laps. After seeing the infield care center problems. Davis came to the pits and can be listed. Parnelli Jones won the very skilled driver in the racing world, and getting his hands bandaged he was replaced by his teammate. Davis 1963 Indianapolis 500. He is known for the sixth driver was Dario Resta who returned to the race. His replacement said “I was ready to go in to the lead racing all kinds of cars; off road, died in a car crash in 1924 he was 42. was in fifth when he returned and when they called me in.” Rose ended midget cars, dirt cars, and NASCAR. They didn’t race in 1917-1918 because came back to win the race. For the first up winning the race and two more in Jim Clark was another versatile driver of WWI. The seventh driver to was time in the tracks history its average 1947 and 1948. Davis never raced at racing in sports cars, touring cars and Howdy Wilcox. He led the last 98 laps speed was over 100 mph (101.127). The the 500 again. They didn’t raced at Indy winning the Indy 500. Graham Hill is of the 1919 Indianapolis 500. He next 500 winner was Frank Lockhart. from 1942-1945 because of WWII. The the only driver to win the Triple Crown crashed on September 4, 1923 at Lockhart was not even supposed to first racer to win after WWII was of Motorsports. He won the 24 Hours Altoona Speedway in Pennsylvania, start the race. He was a relief driver for George Robson in 1946. In 1949 Bill of Le Mans, Indianapolis 500, and which lead to his death. He is buried in Peter Kreis. He convinced Kreis to let Holland won the 500. Two years after Formula One World Championship. Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis. him take a couple of laps but was faster that was suspended for driving I a Bobby Unser is one of nine driver to The next driver to win was Gaston then Kreis. Kreis then lost his job and different racing series called NASCAR. win the 500 three times 1968, 1975, Chevrolet. Him and his brother started Lockhart took over. George Souders The next driver was the only driver to and 1981. Mario Andretti is also a the company Chevrolet. He won the won the next 500. He was from have his name spelled wrong on the highly celebrated driver of the 500. He 8th 500 in 1920 and was the first driver Lafayette, Indiana and led the last 51 trophy. His name was Johnnie Parsons. raced at the Indianapolis twenty nine ever to win without making a tire laps of the race. The winner of the They spelled it Johnny on the trophy.
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