Tom Alley - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Tom Alley was an American

United States

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

racecar driver. Alley was also a riding mechanic

Riding mechanic

A riding mechanic was a mechanic that rode along with a race car during the race who was tasked with maintaining, monitoring, and repairing the car during the race. They communicated with the pits and spotted from inside the car. Riding mechanics were used by most cars in the Indianapolis 500 from...

, most notably winning the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup

Vanderbilt Cup

The Vanderbilt Cup was the first major trophy in American auto racing.-History:An international event, it was founded by William Kissam Vanderbilt II in 1904 and first held at a course set out in Nassau County on Long Island, New York. The announcement that the race was to be held caused...

with Ralph de Palma.

Indianapolis 500 results

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Retired
1915 1915 Indianapolis 500 Results of the 1915 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 31, 1915.-Notes:1 - Louis Chevrolet is usually shown as American but his application for a US passport reveals that he did not become a US citizen until June 1915...	10	9	90.000	9	8	200	Running
1916 1916 Indianapolis 500 Results of the 1916 300-Mile International Sweepstakes Race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday, May 30, 1916.The race is notable because it covered because of World War I, and it was the only Indianapolis 500 scheduled for less than ....	12	19	82.040	21	11	120	Running
1919 1919 Indianapolis 500 Results of the 1919 Liberty Sweepstakes held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 31, 1919....	26	28	92.200	27	5	200	Running
1921 1921 Indianapolis 500 Results of the 1921 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 30, 1921....	27	18	80.500	23	11	133	Rod
1922 1922 Indianapolis 500 Results of the 1922 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday, May 30, 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

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.