12 Facts About Fred Frame

Fred Frame was born Frederick William Colbath on June 3,1894, in Exeter, New Hampshire.

Fred Frame's parents were Frank Colbath and Isabella Colbath.

On July 5,1923, Fred Frame set his first world record in San Luis Obispo, California, driving a mile on a dirt track in 43.4 seconds.

Fred Frame continued to race on dirt tracks and began to venture outside of California in 1926, escaping serious injury in a crash in September of that year in a five-mile race in Abilene, Texas, held in conjunction with the West Texas Fair.

Fred Frame began running at the Indianapolis 500, held in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1927.

Fred Frame was brought back in 1928 by car owner Bill White to drive the same Duesenberg which had won the race the previous year.

In 1929, Fred Frame arrived in Indianapolis just four days ahead of the race to drive a Cooper Special Front Drive.

Fred Frame's greatest career victory was a win in the 1932 Indianapolis 500 on May 31,1932.

Fred Frame dueled fellow competitor Howard Wilcox of Indianapolis over the last 75 miles in front of a packed crowd of 155,000 spectators to win the victory in a race in which only 10 of 40 starting cars managed to finish.

Fred Frame took the lead in lap 157 and never relinquished the advantage.

Fred Frame died of an apparent heart attack in April 1962 in Hayward, California, a city in Northern California's East Bay area that he moved to in 1950.

Fred Frame has been inducted into the following halls of fame:.