Chet Gardner


Chester Leroy Gardner was an American racing driver, named by promoters as "The Grand Old Man of Auto Racing."
Gardner was killed in an accident during a time trial at the Flemington Fair Speedway when he swerved to avoid a child that had run onto the racetrack.

Racing career

Gardner started racing in 1922 in Colorado. In 1933, he won the Midwest AAA Sprint Car Championship. He was named "Southern Dirt Racing King" twice.
Between 1928 and 1938, Gardner made 25 starts in the AAA series, where his best result was third.
From 1930 to 1938 he competed in the Indianapolis 500.

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Starts7
Poles0
Front Row0
Wins0
Top 52
Top 103
Retired3

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