Motor Race in Indianapolis

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
40/52
Date Released
27 Jun 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Canadian Airmen Arrive
  2. 2Fitness Wins
  3. 3Evacuees - Sheep
  4. 4Motor Cyclists Rally to the Call
  5. 5Naval Parashots
  6. 6General De Gaulle’s Appeal
  7. *Australian Sports Meeting
  8. *Bobby Locke Wins South Africa Open Golf Title
  9. *Motor Race in Indianapolis

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
Twenty two drivers compete in the annual Indianapolis with last year’s winner Wilbur Shaw lapping one car and leading his nearest rival by 2 miles. Shaw wins as he did in 1937 and 1939, and Rex Mays is second.
Local distribution only
Dublin release only
Keywords
Sport; Motor racing
Locations
Indiana; Indianapolis
Length of story (in feet)
119
Story extras:
Film clip
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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