Gil Andersen
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| Gil Andersen | |||||||
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.jpg) Andersen at the 1915 Indianapolis 500 | |||||||
| Born | Gulbrand J. Andersen November 27, 1879 | ||||||
| Died | September 20, 1930 (aged 50) Logansport, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||
| Champ Car career | |||||||
| 31 races run over 8 years | |||||||
| First race | 1910 Remy Brassard #1 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
| Last race | 1917 Uniontown Race #3 (Uniontown) | ||||||
| First win | 1913 Elgin National Trophy (Elgin) | ||||||
| Last win | 1915 Astor Cup (Sheepshead Bay) | ||||||
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Gilbert J. Andersen (born Gulbrand, November 27, 1879[1] – September 20, 1930) was an American racing driver active during the formative years of auto racing.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Andersen was born on November 27, 1879, in Horten, Vestfold county, Norway.[2] Andersen and his family emigrated to Chicago, Illinois, in 1895, whereupon Andersen took the name Gilbert. He became a citizen of the United States in 1900.[citation needed] He married Elsie Olsen on March 3, 1909, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[3] He competed in the first six Indianapolis 500 races, appearing in annual races from 1911 through 1916.[2]
One of Andersen's major victories was in the 1913 Elgin National Road Races, which he won at an average speed of 71 mph.[4] On October 9, 1915, he set a new auto speed record of 102.6 mph, winning the first Astor Cup race at Sheepshead Bay. New York.[5] In 1928, Andersen established a new American stock car speed record, when he clocked 106.52 mph in a Stutz Blackhawk on the measured mile at Daytona Beach, Florida.[6]
Andersen worked as an engineer for the Stutz Motor Company. Stutz was in operation from 1911 and continued through 1935. He also was an engineer for the ReVere Motor Company,[7] located in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana.[8]
Andersen died of pulmonary tuberculosis on September 20, 1930, in Logansport, Indiana, at age 50.[2]
Motorsports career results
[edit | edit source]Indianapolis 500 results
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Gallery
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Gil Andersen's crashed Stutz at T3 in the 1912 Indianapolis 500 -
Gil Andersen at the 1915 Indianapolis 500 -
Andersen's #28 car (second from left), preparing for the 1916 Indianapolis 500
References
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- ^ Gil Andersen (The Indy 500 drivers — Where are they now?[1])
- ^ Gil Andersen, Extended driver stats (ChampCarStats.com)
External links
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- The ReVere Motor Company
- Stutz Club
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