Tom Alley Explained

Tom Alley

Birth Name:

Thomas Wilkenson Alley

Birth Date:

21 May 1889

Birth Place:

Metamora, Indiana, U.S.

Death Place:

Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.

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Total Champ Races:	45
Years In Champ:	9
Best Champ Pos:	14th (tie) (1921)
First Champ Race:	1914 Sioux City 300 (Sioux City)
Last Champ Race:	1922 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
First Champ Win:	1914 St. Paul 100 (St. Paul)
Last Champ Win:	1917 20-mile Sprint (Speedway Park)
Champ Wins:	2
Champ Podiums:	12
Champ Poles:	0

Thomas Wilkenson Alley (May 21, 1889 – March 26, 1953) was an American racing driver. Alley was also a riding mechanic, most notably during the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup with Ralph DePalma.

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Retired
1915	10	9	90.000	9	8	200	Running
1916	12	19	82.040	21	11	120	Running
1919	26	28	92.200	27	5	200	Running
1921	27	18	80.500	23	11	133	Rod
1922	26	12	94.050	16	9	200	Running
Totals						853

Starts	5
Poles	0
Front Row	0
Wins	0
Top 5	1
Top 10	3
Retired	1

External links

Tom Alley at ChampCarStats.com