Lee Frayer Explained

Lee Frayer

Birth Name:

Lee Ambrose Frayer

Birth Date:

2 October 1874

Birth Place:

La Grange, Missouri, U.S.

Death Place:

Ravenna, Ohio, U.S.

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Total Champ Races:	5
Years In Champ:	3
First Champ Race:	1910 60-mile Race (Atlanta)
Last Champ Race:	1911 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Champ Wins:	0
Champ Podiums:	1
Champ Poles:	0

Lee Ambrose Frayer (October 2, 1874 – July 25, 1938) was an American racing driver who competed in the 1911 Indianapolis 500. Driving a Firestone-Columbus automobile, Frayer won a 100-mile race in Columbus, Ohio, defeating, among others, the great Barney Oldfield.

Frayer was born in La Grange, Missouri. His car participated in the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup with Frank Lawell driving.^[1]

Frayer participated in the 1911 Indianapolis 500 where he was injured.^[2] His relief driver was future World War I hero Eddie Rickenbacker.

Frayer died at Robinson Memorial Hospital, Ravenna, Ohio, on July 25, 1938, following an operation for appendicitis. He was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery in Ravenna, Ohio.^[3]

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Led	Retired
1911	30	26	-	-	13	126	0	Flagged
Totals						126	0

Starts	1
Poles	0
Front Row	0
Wins	0
Top 5	0
Top 10	0
Retired	0

Notes and References

News: Lee Frayer and His Car First In Training Quarters . Lee Frayer's Vanderbilt racing car, which arrived on the Vanderbilt Cup course Monday morning, was taken out yesterday afternoon by Lee Frayer, who came on ... . . September 5, 1906 . 2012-10-06 .
News: Two Were Hurt . The injured were Lee Frayer, driver of the Red Firestone-Columbus car, and Ben Lawwell of Columbus, substitute mechanician in a Buick, driven at the time ... . . September 4, 1911 . 2012-10-06 .
"Rites Held for Lee Frayer, Ravenna Motor Car Inventor," The Evening Record and Daily Courier-Tribune, Ravenna, OH July 28, 1938.