1. Gaston Louis Chevrolet was an American racing driver and automobile manufacturer.
13 Facts About Gaston Chevrolet
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Gaston Chevrolet was the winner of both the Indianapolis 500 and the American National Championship in 1920.
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Gaston Chevrolet's father was a watch-maker, and he was the younger brother of Louis and Arthur Chevrolet.
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Once there, Gaston Chevrolet worked as an automotive mechanic and joined his brothers in auto racing.
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In 1916, the year after older brother Louis left the Chevrolet car company, Gaston Chevrolet became a partner with Louis and Arthur in the new Frontenac Motor Corporation.
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Gaston Chevrolet broke the dominance of European built cars in the 1920 Indianapolis 500, winning the race in a redesigned Monroe-Frontenac.
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Gaston Chevrolet was unable to defend his win because of his death later that year.
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Gaston Chevrolet was the last driver born in France to win the Indianapolis 500 until Simon Pagenaud won the 2019 Indianapolis 500,99 years after the 1920 race.
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Gaston Chevrolet won a 100-mile match race against top racers Tommy Milton and Ralph Mulford.
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Gaston Chevrolet connected with Eddie O'Donnell's car and both cars tumbled down the embankment.
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Gaston Chevrolet died instantly along with O'Donnell's riding mechanic while O'Donnell died the next day from a skull fracture.
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Gaston Chevrolet is interred next to his brother Louis in the Holy Cross and Saint Joseph Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Gaston Chevrolet has been inducted into the following halls of fame:.