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- Winners of the 1933 Indianapolis 500, Driver Louis Meyer and Mechanic Lawson Harris, in #36 Tydol Special - Driver Louis Meyer and riding mechanic Lawson Harris won the Indianapolis 500 in 1933, averaging 104.162 mph. Their Miller-built car was sponsored by Tydol gasoline. It was the second of Meyer's three Indy 500 victories. Meyer is also credited with starting the Indy tradition of drinking milk in Victory Lane -- he downed a glass of buttermilk after his 1936 win.
- 1933
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Winners of the 1933 Indianapolis 500, Driver Louis Meyer and Mechanic Lawson Harris, in #36 Tydol Special
Driver Louis Meyer and riding mechanic Lawson Harris won the Indianapolis 500 in 1933, averaging 104.162 mph. Their Miller-built car was sponsored by Tydol gasoline. It was the second of Meyer's three Indy 500 victories. Meyer is also credited with starting the Indy tradition of drinking milk in Victory Lane -- he downed a glass of buttermilk after his 1936 win.
- Louis Meyer Driving for Lloyd L. King of Huntington Park, Los Angeles Road Races, February 1934 -
- February 17, 1934
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Louis Meyer Driving for Lloyd L. King of Huntington Park, Los Angeles Road Races, February 1934
- Louis Meyer Working on Offy Engine, 1950-1960 - In the 1930s and 1940s, auto mechanic Fred Offenhauser refined a racing car engine designed by influential car builder Harry Miller. In 1946, engine-builder Dale Drake and driver Louis Meyer bought Offenhauser's company. Scores of mechanics and drivers made constant improvements to the powerful "Offy" engines, which dominated American open-wheel racing for 40 years.
- 1950-1960
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Louis Meyer Working on Offy Engine, 1950-1960
In the 1930s and 1940s, auto mechanic Fred Offenhauser refined a racing car engine designed by influential car builder Harry Miller. In 1946, engine-builder Dale Drake and driver Louis Meyer bought Offenhauser's company. Scores of mechanics and drivers made constant improvements to the powerful "Offy" engines, which dominated American open-wheel racing for 40 years.