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- Trophy Won by William Knipper Driving a Chalmers-Detroit Automobile, 1909 - On July 31, 1909, Bill Knipper won the Three-mile Handicap race at the Grosse Pointe (Michigan) track. Knipper's Chalmers-Detroit vehicle started 20 seconds ahead of a Peerless Bug (which gained 11 seconds over the course of the race). The handicap win was not Knipper's only victory that day; he also won another Three-mile and a Fifty-mile race.
- July 31, 1909
- Collections - Artifact
Trophy Won by William Knipper Driving a Chalmers-Detroit Automobile, 1909
On July 31, 1909, Bill Knipper won the Three-mile Handicap race at the Grosse Pointe (Michigan) track. Knipper's Chalmers-Detroit vehicle started 20 seconds ahead of a Peerless Bug (which gained 11 seconds over the course of the race). The handicap win was not Knipper's only victory that day; he also won another Three-mile and a Fifty-mile race.
- Benz Race Car Driven by Billy Knipper at the 1911 Indianapolis 500 Race, Photograph Taken by Henry Ford - Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened in 1909 with multiple races each season. In 1911, track promoters decided instead to host just one spectacular event each Memorial Day. The inaugural Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, with $27,500 in prizes, drew 40 qualifying cars and 80,000 spectators. Ray Harroun won with the yellow #32 Marmon Wasp, and the Indianapolis 500 became an American institution.
- 1911
- Collections - Artifact
Benz Race Car Driven by Billy Knipper at the 1911 Indianapolis 500 Race, Photograph Taken by Henry Ford
Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened in 1909 with multiple races each season. In 1911, track promoters decided instead to host just one spectacular event each Memorial Day. The inaugural Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, with $27,500 in prizes, drew 40 qualifying cars and 80,000 spectators. Ray Harroun won with the yellow #32 Marmon Wasp, and the Indianapolis 500 became an American institution.