Louis Meyer
Louis Meyer, 1928 Indianapolis 500. Source is Bibliothèque nationale de France, Agence de presse Meurisse. In public domain as more than 70 years have passed from a collective work, so copyright lapsed. JPEG copyright, Richard Jenkins, 2018.
Louis Meyer. Copyright Russ Creason, 2012. Used with Permission.
Born: |
21 Jul 1904 |
Died: |
07 Oct 1995 |
Nationality: |
United States |
Indy 500s: | 13 (1927-1939) |
Engines: | Novi (1950) |
No relation to Zeke. Won the Indianapolis 500 three times, in 1928, 1933 and 1936. Louis owned a garage during his racing days and after a crash ended his career, he ran the garage. Later built road car engines for Ford and also developed the Offy racing engine. He retired in 1972 after being bought out by George Bignotti, and then moved to Nevada to relax but made a return, at 87, to drive and win a heat of an electric powered motor race as a favour for a high school! Louis started his career as a mechanic before making the switch to driving.
Biography last updated 10 Jul 2018