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    Gil Andersen

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    Gil Andersen
    Andersen at the 1915 Indianapolis 500
    BornGulbrand J. Andersen
    (1879-11-27)November 27, 1879
    Horten, Vestfold, Norway
    DiedSeptember 20, 1930(1930-09-20) (aged 50)
    Logansport, Indiana, U.S.
    Champ Car career
    31 races run over 8 years
    First race1910 Remy Brassard #1 (Indianapolis)
    Last race1917 Uniontown Race #3 (Uniontown)
    First win1913 Elgin National Trophy (Elgin)
    Last win1915 Astor Cup (Sheepshead Bay)
    Wins Podiums Poles
    3 10 0

    Gilbert J. Andersen (November 27, 1879[1] – September 20, 1930), was an American racing driver active during the formative years of auto racing.

    Biography[edit]

    Gulbrand J. Andersen was born on November 27, 1879, in Horten, Vestfold county, Norway.[2] Andersen and his family emigrated to Chicago, Illinois in 1895, whereupon Andersen took the name Gilbert. He later became a citizen of the United States. He married Elsie Olsen on March 3, 1909, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[3] He competed in the first six Indianapolis 500 races, appearing in annual races from 1911 through 1916.[2]

    One of Andersen's major victories was in the 1913 Elgin Road Race, which he won at an average speed of 71 mph.[4] On October 9, 1915, he set a new auto speed record of 102.6 mph, winning the first Astor Cup race at Sheepshead Bay. N.Y.[5] In 1928 Andersen established a new American stock car speed record, when he clocked 106.52 mph in a Stutz Blackhawk on the measured mile at Daytona Beach, Florida.[6]

    Andersen worked as an engineer for the Stutz Motor Company. Stutz was in operation from 1911 and continued through 1935. He also was an engineer for the ReVere Motor Company,[7] located in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana.[8]

    Andersen died of pulmonary tuberculosis on September 20, 1930, in Logansport, Indiana at age 51.[2]

    Motorsports career results[edit]

    Indianapolis 500 results[edit]

    [9]

    Images[edit]

    • Gil Andersen's crashed Stutz at T3 in the 1912 Indianapolis 500
      Gil Andersen's crashed Stutz at T3 in the 1912 Indianapolis 500
    • Gil Andersen at the 1915 Indianapolis 500
      Gil Andersen at the 1915 Indianapolis 500
    • Andersen's #28 car (second from left), preparing for the 1916 Indianapolis 500
      Andersen's #28 car (second from left), preparing for the 1916 Indianapolis 500

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Info Taken From WWI Draft Registration". familysearch.org. Retrieved June 3, 2017.[dead link]
    2. ^ a b c "Gil Andersen Dies: Was Famous Auto Racer Years Ago". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, IN. September 21, 1930. pp. 1, 7. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. open access
    3. ^ "Minnesota Marriages 1849 - 1950". FamilySearch.
    4. ^ "STUTZ WINS ELGIN RACE.; Anderson Drives Winning Car at 71 1/2 Miles an Hour". New York Times. August 31, 1913. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
    5. ^ The Encyclopedia of American Facts & Dates, Gordon Carruth, Eighth Edition, Harper & Row
    6. ^ "Andersen to Pilot Stutz in Dual Stock Car Race". Milwaukee Sentinel. March 18, 1928. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
    7. ^ "History of the ReVere Automobile Company from Hemming's Auto Magazine". www.hemmings.com. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
    8. ^ Gil Andersen (The Indy 500 drivers — Where are they now?[1])
    9. ^ Gil Andersen, Extended driver stats (ChampCarStats.com)

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