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Tom Alley (21 May 1889
Tom Alley
at ChampCarStats.com 1889 births 1953 deaths People from Franklin County, Indiana Racing drivers from Indiana Grand Prix drivers Indianapolis 500 drivers AAA Championship Car drivers {{US-autoracing-bio-stub
Tom Alley (21 May 1889 Metamora, Indiana
Metamora is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Metamora Township, Franklin County, Indiana. The town was once a stop along the Whitewater Canal and is now primarily dependent on tourism. As of the 2010 census, it had a populat ...
– 26 March 1953 Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Mari ...
) was an American racecar driver
Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition.
Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organis ...
. Alley was also a riding mechanic
A riding mechanic was a mechanic that rode along with a race car during races, and who was tasked with maintaining, monitoring, and repairing the car during the race. The various duties included manually pumping oil and fuel, checking tire wear, ...
, most notably winning the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup
The Vanderbilt Cup was the first major trophy in American auto racing.
History
An international event, it was founded by William Kissam Vanderbilt II in 1904 and first held on October 8 on a course set out in Nassau County, New York, Nassa ...
with Ralph DePalma
Raffaele "Ralph" De Palma (December 19, 1882 – March 31, 1956) was an Italian-American racecar driving champion who won the 1915 Indianapolis 500. His entry at the International Motorsports Hall of Fame estimates that he won about 2,0 ...
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Indianapolis 500 results
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Tom Alley
at ChampCarStats.com 1889 births 1953 deaths People from Franklin County, Indiana Racing drivers from Indiana Grand Prix drivers Indianapolis 500 drivers AAA Championship Car drivers {{US-autoracing-bio-stub