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Louis Frank Schneider (December 19, 1901 – September 22, 1942) was an American racing driver. He won the 1931 Indianapolis 500.
Schneider was born in Indianapolis on December 19, 1901. He graduated from School No. 49, and later attended Shortridge High School, Ohio Military Institute, and Culver Military Academy.
Schneider started racing on dirt tracks in the East and Midwest in 1920. He was an Indianapolis motorcycle policeman in the mid-20s, and later participated in many motorcycle races. In the fall of 1926, he entered AAA-sanctioned competition driving a car owned by racing enthusiast Mike Boyle.
In 1928, he entered the Indianapolis 500, having rebuilt a Miller-engined car to meet the 91.5-cubic-inch (1.5 L) piston displacement limit, and qualified at 114.036 miles per hour (183.523 km/h), the fastest average speed made with a rebuilt engine up to that time.
In 1930, he drove the "Bowes Seal Fast Special" eight cylinder front-drive and, after qualifying at 106.107 miles per hour (170.763 km/h), finished the race in third position. (This was the race in which Billy Arnold took the lead after lap 2 and led the entire remaining 198 laps to win the race, setting an all-time record.)
The following year, 1931, Schneider achieved the greatest success of his racing career when he won the 19th running of the Indianapolis 500 as well as that year's AAA national championship. He is one of only two drivers to win the Indianapolis 500 who were born in Indianapolis (the other was Bill Cummings).
His last race at Indianapolis was in 1933, but he continued to compete in dirt track and midget car racing. In 1934, he was accompanied by Clay Ballinger of Indianapolis and Buddy Rusch and James Triplett of Chicago on a two-month racing trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina.
During the 1937, he was involved in an incident with that year's winner Wilbur Shaw. During Shaw's post-race celebration (his first of three wins), Schneider appeared on the other side of the fence, and, in Shaw's words, "made some sneering remark about me being a lucky so-and-so, and his smart crack touched me off like a skyrocket. I went over the fence like a monkey, landed on the other side, and hit Louis right on the nose faster than I can tell about it."
Louis Schneider
Louis Frank Schneider (December 19, 1901 – September 22, 1942) was an American racing driver. He won the 1931 Indianapolis 500.
Schneider was born in Indianapolis on December 19, 1901. He graduated from School No. 49, and later attended Shortridge High School, Ohio Military Institute, and Culver Military Academy.
Schneider started racing on dirt tracks in the East and Midwest in 1920. He was an Indianapolis motorcycle policeman in the mid-20s, and later participated in many motorcycle races. In the fall of 1926, he entered AAA-sanctioned competition driving a car owned by racing enthusiast Mike Boyle.
In 1928, he entered the Indianapolis 500, having rebuilt a Miller-engined car to meet the 91.5-cubic-inch (1.5 L) piston displacement limit, and qualified at 114.036 miles per hour (183.523 km/h), the fastest average speed made with a rebuilt engine up to that time.
In 1930, he drove the "Bowes Seal Fast Special" eight cylinder front-drive and, after qualifying at 106.107 miles per hour (170.763 km/h), finished the race in third position. (This was the race in which Billy Arnold took the lead after lap 2 and led the entire remaining 198 laps to win the race, setting an all-time record.)
The following year, 1931, Schneider achieved the greatest success of his racing career when he won the 19th running of the Indianapolis 500 as well as that year's AAA national championship. He is one of only two drivers to win the Indianapolis 500 who were born in Indianapolis (the other was Bill Cummings).
His last race at Indianapolis was in 1933, but he continued to compete in dirt track and midget car racing. In 1934, he was accompanied by Clay Ballinger of Indianapolis and Buddy Rusch and James Triplett of Chicago on a two-month racing trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina.
During the 1937, he was involved in an incident with that year's winner Wilbur Shaw. During Shaw's post-race celebration (his first of three wins), Schneider appeared on the other side of the fence, and, in Shaw's words, "made some sneering remark about me being a lucky so-and-so, and his smart crack touched me off like a skyrocket. I went over the fence like a monkey, landed on the other side, and hit Louis right on the nose faster than I can tell about it."