Remy Brassard and Grand Trophy Races explained

The Remy Brassard and Grand Trophy Races were automobile races held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, on each of four automobile race weekends conducted during the two years prior to the first Indianapolis 500. The prize was sponsored by magneto manufacturer Frank Remy. In addition to a conventional trophy, the winner was awarded a brassard (or arm shield), designed to be worn by the winner. The prize also came with a cash bonus of $75 per week until the next Remy Grand race.

Race results

YearDateWinning DriverCarRace DistanceTime of RaceWinning SpeedStarting
Cars
MilesLaps
1909Aug 21 Barney OldfieldBenz251000:21:21.7070.219 mph3
1910May 30 Ray HarrounMarmon502000:42:31.3370.551 mph9
July 2 Joe Dawson [a]Marmon1004001:20:40.7074.369 mph13
Sept 3 Howdy WilcoxNational1004001:23:03.5672.237 mph11
Note:

[a] Joe Dawson was awarded the victory in the Remy Grand Brassard race of July 2, 1910, after the original first place finisher, Bob Burman, was disqualified. The disqualification took place a few weeks after the race was run, because Burman's Marquette-Buick car did not meet the rules' definition of a "stock car." Burman's winning time would have been 1:20:35.64, for a speed of 74.447 mph.

Sources

Scott, D. Bruce; INDY: Racing Before the 500; Indiana Reflections; 2005; .

Galpin, Darren; A Record of Motorsport Racing Before World War I.

http://www.motorsport.com/stats/champ/byyear.asp?Y=1909http://www.motorsport.com/stats/champ/byyear.asp?Y=1910

http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1909.htmhttp://www.champcarstats.com/year/1910.htm