Mel Marquette - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Melvon Marquette was an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

racecar driver. He was also an early aviator

Aviator

An aviator is a person who flies an aircraft. The first recorded use of the term was in 1887, as a variation of 'aviation', from the Latin avis , coined in 1863 by G. de la Landelle in Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne...

Indy 500 results

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Retired
1911 1911 Indianapolis 500 The 1911 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, or International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday, May 30, 1911...	23	20	—	—	25	126	Flagged
1912 1912 Indianapolis 500 The 1912 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, or International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race, the second such race in history, was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday, May 30, 1912....	23	19	78.080	20	19	63	Broken wheels
Totals						189

Starts	2
Poles	0
Front Row	0
Wins	0
Top 5	0
Top 10	0
Retired	1

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