Chevrolet, Gaston

Gaston Chevrolet,
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Name	Chevrolet, Gaston Gender: M
Birthname	Gaston Louis Chevrolet
born on	4 October 1892 at 22:30 (= 10:30 PM )
Place	Beaune, France, 47n02, 4e50
Timezone	PMT m2e2015 (is standard time)
Data source	BC/BR in hand Rodden Rating AA Collector: Scholfield
Astrology data	12°08' 23°37 Asc. 18°29'

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Gaston Chevrolet (at Tacoma Speedway in June 1920)

Biography

French racecar driver who broke the dominance of European built cars in the 1920 Indianapolis 500, winning the race in a redesigned Monroe-Frontenac. In the process, he became the first driver in the history of the 500-mile (800 km) race to go the distance without making a tyre change. Gaston Chevrolet was unable to defend his win because of his death later that year. Chevrolet was the last Frenchman to win the Indianapolis 500 until Simon Pagenaud won the 2019 Indianapolis 500, 99 years after the 1920 race.

While competing in the last race of the season on the board track at the Beverly Hills Speedway, Chevrolet was killed when his Frontenac crashed on lap 146 of the 200 lap race on 25 November 1920. He connected with Eddie O'Donnell’s car and both cars tumbled down the embankment. Chevrolet died instantly along with O’Donnell’s riding mechanic while O’Donnell died the next day from a skull fracture. Despite the crash, Chevrolet had accumulated enough points during the race and through the season to win the 1920 title of "Speed King of the Year" (the AAA National Champion). Chevrolet is considered by accredited historians and contemporary accounts as the 1920 National Champion despite later revisionist publications retrospectively listing Tommy Milton as such.

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Relationships

• sibling relationship with Chevrolet, Louis (born 25 December 1878)

• compare to chart of Pagenaud, Simon (born 18 May 1984)

Events

• Work : Prize 1920 (AAA National Champion)

• Death by Accident 25 November 1920 (Racecar crash, age 28)
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Source Notes

Civil birth registry entry in hand from Sy Scholfield, copy on file. (Côte-d'Or archives, no. 162).

Categories

• Lifestyle : Home : Expatriate

• Personal : Death : Accidental (Racecar crash)

• Personal : Death : Short Life less than 29 Yrs (Age 28)

• Vocation : Sports : Race Cars (Driver)

• Vocation : Misc. : Mechanic (Automotive)

• Notable : Awards : Sports Championship (AAA National Champion)