Louis Fontaine (December 20, 1882 Cato,

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– March 2, 1960) was an American

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. Fontaine competed in six early

Championship Car American open-wheel car racing, also known as Indy car racing, is a category of professional automobile racing in the United States. As of 2022, the top-level American open-wheel racing championship is sanctioned by IndyCar. Competitive event ...

races from 1912 to 1921 including the 1912

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and the

1921 Indianapolis 500 The 9th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 30, 1921. Ralph DePalma dominated another early running of the 500, but again failed to win. He led 109 laps, and had a two-lap lead at th ...

.Louis Fontaine
''Champ Car Stats'', Retrieved 2010-06-26

Indy 500 results

References

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