¶Floyd Roberts of Van Nuys, Calif.: the annual 500-mile Memorial Day automobile race; his first major victory in 22 years of racing; driving the entire distance without relief and stopping only once (for 30 seconds); finishing five miles ahead of second-place Wilbur Shaw, last year's winner; in 4 hr., 15 min., 58.40 sec., for an average of 117.200 m.p.h., which broke the record of 113.580 set by Shaw last year; before a crowd of 150,000; at Indianapolis. Of the 33 drivers who started, only 13 finished. One, Emil Andres of Chicago, wound up in a hospital after his car turned over...
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