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Chet Gardner
Chester Leroy Gardner
Birthplace: Grant, Missouri
Born: March 16, 1898
Died: September 3, 1938
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| Year |
Series |
Starts |
DNS/DNQ |
Wins |
2nds |
3rds |
4ths |
5ths |
Best Finish |
Poles |
Points |
Standing |
| 1928 |
AAA |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
60 |
17 |
| 1929 |
AAA |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
41 |
16 |
| 1930 |
AAA |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
80 |
20 |
| 1933 |
AAA |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
430 |
4 |
| 1934 |
AAA |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
0 |
120 |
16 |
| 1935 |
AAA |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
270 |
6 |
| 1936 |
AAA |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
30 |
27T |
| 1937 |
AAA |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
191 |
17 |
| 1938 |
AAA |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
0 |
450 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
|
26 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
|
1 |
1522 |
|
| Track Type |
Starts |
DNS/DNQ |
Wins |
2nds |
3rds |
4ths |
5ths |
Best Finish |
Poles |
| Board Oval |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
| Brick Oval |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
| Dirt Oval |
12 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
| Paved Oval |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
0 |
| Road Course |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
0 |
| Series |
Starts |
DNS/DNQ |
Wins |
2nds |
3rds |
4ths |
5ths |
Best Finish |
Poles |
| AAA |
26 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
Start # |
Date |
Track |
Type |
Series |
Car # |
Sponsor/Name |
Chassis |
Engine |
Start |
Finish |
Laps |
Status |
Points |
| 1 |
6/10/1928 |
Detroit |
DO |
AAA |
37 |
Miller |
Miller |
Miller
SC |
10 |
10 |
9 |
Broken
oil line |
|
NC |
9/16/1928 |
Atlantic City |
BO |
AAA |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
4 |
X |
X |
|
2 |
9/1/1928 |
Syracuse |
DO |
AAA |
37 |
Miller |
Miller |
Miller
SC |
4 |
3 |
100 |
1:25:54.70
69.839 |
60 |
| -- |
10/12/1928 |
Rockingham
3 |
BO |
AAA |
37 |
Miller |
Miller |
Miller
SC |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Did
not qualify |
|
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| RD |
5/30/1929 |
Indianapolis |
BR |
AAA |
48 |
Miller |
Miller |
Miller
SC |
-- |
-- |
155 |
Relieved
W. Gardner 32-82, 97-200 |
41 |
| --/ |
5/30/1929 |
Indianapolis |
BR |
AAA |
19 |
Boyle Valve |
Miller |
Miller
SC |
-- |
-- |
-- |
DNQ,
burned rod |
|
NC |
6/2/1929 |
Cleveland |
DO |
AAA |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Wrecked |
|
3 |
6/9/1929 |
Detroit |
DO |
AAA |
19 |
Boyle Valve |
Miller |
Miller
SC |
8 |
10 |
86 |
Flagged |
|
|
4 |
6/15/1929 |
Altoona
1 |
BO |
AAA |
19 |
Boyle Valve |
Miller |
Miller
SC |
11 |
12 |
64 |
Engine
trouble |
|
5 |
8/31/1929 |
Syracuse |
DO |
AAA |
47 |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg
SC |
10 |
13 |
44 |
Broken
supercharger |
|
|
6 |
9/2/1929 |
Altoona
2 |
BO |
AAA |
47 |
Buckeye |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg
SC |
7 |
11 |
56 |
Engine
trouble |
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
7 |
5/30/1930 |
Indianapolis |
BR |
AAA |
18 |
Buckeye |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg |
5 |
38 |
1 |
Spun
out SW turn |
|
8 |
6/9/1930 |
Detroit |
DO |
AAA |
18 |
Buckeye |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg |
1 |
13 |
21 |
Wrecked,
thru fence |
|
9 |
6/14/1930 |
Altoona
1 |
BO |
AAA |
18 |
Buckeye
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg |
3 |
13 |
69 |
Overheated |
|
10 |
6/22/1930 |
Akron |
BO |
AAA |
12 |
Buckeye Duesenberg |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg |
2 |
3 |
200 |
1:34:06.53
63.756 |
80 |
| 11 |
9/6/1930 |
Syracuse |
DO |
AAA |
19 |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg |
14 |
14 |
25 |
Out |
|
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| 12 |
5/30/1933 |
Indianapolis |
BR |
AAA |
21 |
Sampson Radio |
Stevens |
Miller |
15 |
4 |
200 |
4:56:29.71 101.182 |
350 |
| -- |
6/11/1933 |
Detroit |
DO |
AAA |
65 |
Kemp |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg |
-- |
-- |
-- |
DNS,
disqualified |
|
NC |
7/17/1933 |
Milwaukee |
DO |
AAA |
34 |
Gardner |
X |
X |
X |
2 |
100 |
Finished |
|
| 13 |
9/9/1933 |
Syracuse |
DO |
AAA |
36 |
Tydol |
Miller |
Miller |
6 |
3 |
100 |
Finished 80.210 |
80 |
| NC** |
9/9/1933 |
Syracuse |
DO |
AAA |
52 |
Miller |
X |
X |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Race cancelled due to darkness |
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| 14 |
5/30/1934 |
Indianapolis |
BR |
AAA |
4 |
Sampson Radio |
Stevens |
Miller |
5 |
21 |
72 |
Broken
connecting rod |
|
| RD/ |
5/30/1934 |
Indianapolis |
BR |
AAA |
18 |
Boyle
Products |
Miller |
Miller |
-- |
-- |
64 |
Relieved
Barringer 98-161 |
|
| -- |
9/9/1934 |
Syracuse |
DO |
AAA |
X |
Miller |
X |
Miller |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Did not qualify |
| 15 |
12/23/1934 |
Mines
Field |
RC |
AAA |
4 |
Sampson
Radio |
Stevens |
Miller |
5 |
5 |
122 |
Flagged |
120 |
|
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| 16 |
5/30/1935 |
Indianapolis |
BR |
AAA |
18 |
Sampson
Radio |
Stevens |
Miller |
9 |
7 |
200 |
4:56:39.02 101.129 |
200 |
| 17 |
8/24/1935 |
Springfield |
DO |
AAA |
45 |
Bowes Seal Fast |
Stevens |
Miller |
5 |
4 |
100 |
1:24:10.56
71.279 |
70 |
|
-- |
9/2/1935 |
Syracuse |
DO |
AAA |
X |
X |
X |
X |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Did not qualify |
|
| -- |
9/7/1935 |
Altoona |
DO |
AAA |
X |
X |
X |
X |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Did
not qualify |
| 18 |
10/13/1935 |
Langhorne |
DO |
AAA |
66 |
DeBaets |
Rigling |
Miller |
8 |
9 |
69 |
Threw
LF wheel |
|
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|
NC |
1/12/1936 |
Oakland |
DO |
AAA |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Entered, position unknown |
|
|
NC |
1/26/1936 |
Legion Ascot |
DO |
AAA |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
5 |
X |
X |
| 19 |
5/30/1936 |
Indianapolis |
BR |
AAA |
6 |
Gardner |
Duesenberg |
Offy |
18 |
29 |
38 |
Clutch |
|
|
20 |
6/20/1936 |
Goshen |
DO |
AAA |
6 |
Gardner |
Duesenberg |
Offy |
3 |
8 |
100 |
1:20:33.55
74.479 |
30 |
| 21 |
9/14/1936 |
Syracuse |
DO |
AAA |
6 |
Gardner |
Duesenberg |
Offy |
10 |
14 |
1 |
Wrecked
turn 1 |
| 22 |
10/12/1936 |
Westbury |
RC |
AAA |
17 |
Gardner |
Miller |
Miller |
13 |
21 |
72 |
Flagged |
|
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--/ |
10/12/1936 |
Westbury |
RC |
AAA |
6 |
Gardner |
Duesenberg |
Offy |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Driven by Tabor,
drove #17 instead |
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| 23 |
5/30/1937 |
Indianapolis |
PO |
AAA |
31 |
Burd
Piston Ring |
Duesenberg |
Offy |
9 |
11 |
199 |
Flagged |
91 |
|
NC |
6/13/1937 |
Cleveland |
DO |
AAA |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| 24 |
7/5/1937 |
Westbury |
RC |
AAA |
31 |
Burd
Piston Ring |
Duesenberg |
Offy |
23 |
12 |
90 |
4:22:00.37
68.700 |
45 |
|
NC |
8/21/1937 |
Springfield |
DO |
AAA |
X |
X |
Miller |
Miller |
X |
5 |
X |
X |
|
|
NC |
8/29/1937 |
Milwaukee |
DO |
AAA |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
19 |
Engine |
| 25 |
9/12/1937 |
Syracuse |
DO |
AAA |
72 |
Burd Piston Ring |
Duesenberg |
Miller |
4 |
8 |
100 |
Finished |
55 |
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| 26 |
5/30/1938 |
Indianapolis |
PO |
AAA |
38 |
Burd
Piston Ring |
Rigling |
Offy |
18 |
5 |
200 |
4:31:57.48
110.311 |
450 |
|
NC |
8/28/1938 |
Milwaukee |
DO |
AAA |
X |
X |
Miller |
Offy |
X |
1 |
100 |
1:11:08.20 84.34 |
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