| Dave Lewis | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 11 May 1881 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Death Place: | Saugus, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dave Lewis (May 11, 1881 – May 13, 1928) was an American racing driver. He was born in Los Angeles, California. He competed in the Indianapolis 500 four times, with a best finish of second in 1925. His appearance in the 1925 race with a Miller car was the first time that a front-wheel drive car had competed in the Indianapolis 500.[1]
Lewis was the brother-in-law of Harry Miller. Lewis committed suicide in La Joya Lodge, California, located near the present day Green Valley, with a shotgun after a brush fire on his ranch got out of control.[2]
| Year | Car | Start | Qual | Rank | Finish | Laps | Led | Retired | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 25 | 18 | 83.120 | 20 | 14 | 71 | 0 | Gas tank | |
| 1925 | 1 | 5 | 109.061 | 5 | 2 | 200 | 50 | Running | |
| 1926 | 1 | 4 | 107.009 | 4 | 15 | 91 | 43 | Valve | |
| 1927 | 7 | 8 | 112.275 | 9 | 33 | 21 | 0 | Front axle | |
| Totals | 383 | 93 | |||||||
| Starts | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Poles | 0 | |
| Front Row | 0 | |
| Wins | 0 | |
| Top 5 | 1 | |
| Top 10 | 1 | |
| Retired | 3 |
