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Racing & Results 1909 to 1910
1909 Season
2/12/09 - New Orleans, Louisiana
Louis Chevrolet joins Buick Team,
but did not compete in Mardi Gras races
(New York Times)
4/22/09 - Chattanooga, Tennessee
Louis Chevrolet & Buick Race Team
compete at Lookout Mountain
(Automobile Topics)
4/29/09 - Nashville, Tennessee
Louis Chevrolet & Buick Race Team,
Louis scores victory
(New York Times)
5/04/09 - Montgomery, Alabama
Louis Chevrolet & Buick Race Team,
Louis wins 100-mile event
(New York Times)
5/31/09 - Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Giant's Despair Hill Climb Event,
Louis Chevrolet rolls his Buick racer
(New York Times)
5/31/09 - Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Giant's Despair Hill Climb Event,
Louis Chevrolet rolls his Buick racer
(Motor Age)
6/19/09 - Crowne Point, Indiana
Cobe Cup Race
Louis Chevrolet bags major victory
(New York Times)
7/03/09 - Columbus, Ohio
Buick Race Team
Louis Chevrolet cuts a tire
(Wire Report)
7/10/09 - Springfield, Illinois
Illinois State Fair Grounds
Louis Chevrolet wins 5-mile event
(Wire Report)
7/23/09 - Grand Rapids, Michigan
Buick Racing Team
Louis Chevrolet wins 50-mile event
(New York Times)
7/27/09 - Lansing, Michigan
Buick Racing Team
Louis Chevrolet in competition
(The Automobile)
7/31/09 - Brighton Beach, New York
Buick Racing Team
Louis Chevrolet in competition
(New York Sun)
8/07/09 - Buffalo, New York
Fort Erie Race Track
Louis Chevrolet wins 50-mile event
(Pittsburgh Daily Post)
8/18/09 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Louis Chevrolet - Buick Race Car,
nice article about practice session
(Indianapolis Star)
8/19/09 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Louis Chevrolet - Buick Race Car
Louis wins 10-mile event
(Associated Press Wire Report)
8/19/09 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Louis Chevrolet - Buick Race Car
Prestolite Trophy Race (250 Miles)
(Hamilton Telegraph)
9/06/09 - Boston, Mass
Ray Harroun & Arthur Chevrolet
join Buick Racing Team
(Wire Report)
9/07/09 - Lowell, Mass
Louis Chevrolet pilots Buick to
victory in Yorick Cup Race
(Wire Report)
9/29/09 - Long Island, New York
Louis Chevrolet drives Buick to
victory at Riverhead Road Race
(The Automobile)
10/06/09 - New York
Buick Racing Team
W.H. Pickens resigns as Team Manager
(New York Times)
10/09/09 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fairmount Park Race
Louis Chevrolet drops a valve
(Wire Report)
10/16/09 - Brighton Beach, New York
24-Hour Race
Louis dominates first 12 hours of event
(The Automobile)
10/31/09 - Long Island, New York
Vanderbilt Cup
Louis leads early, then drops out
(Washington Post)
11/10/09 - Atlanta, Georgia
Coca-Cola Races
Louis Chevrolet wins 200-mile event
(New York Times)
Louis Chevrolet
Fine Portrait
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
11/14/09 - Atlanta, Georgia
Coca-Cola Races
Louis has transmission problems
(New York Times)
1910 Season
1/20/10 - Flint, Michigan
Buick Race Team Banquet
Louis Chevrolet receives bonus
(Wire Report)
4/15/10 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Louis Chevrolet - Buick Racing Team
is making special parts for future races
(San Francisco Call)
5/13/10 - Brighton Beach, New York
Buick Racing Team
Louis & Arthur Chevrolet finish 4th
(American Motorist)
5/28/10 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Buick Racing Team
Louis Chevrolet wins 5-mile race
(Motor Age)
5/28/10 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Wheeler-Schebler Trophy Race
Louis burns a piston, Art finishes in 4th
(Indianapolis Star)
5/30/10 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Buick Racing Team
Louis Chevrolet wins 10-mile race
(Motor Age)
6/29/10 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Louis Chevrolet has serious accident
when he rolls Buick Bug in Turn 4
(Indianapolis Star)
7/02/10 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Remy Brassard Trophy Race
Louis Chevrolet leads event briefly
(Indianapolis News)
7/04/10 - Indianapolis, Indiana
10-Mile Preliminary Race
Louis Chevrolet takes checkered flag
(Indianapolis Star)
7/04/10 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Cobe Cup Race
Louis & Arthur are very competative
(Indianapolis Star)
7/23/10 - Buffalo, New York
Fort Erie Race Track
Louis & Arthur dust the competition
(The Motor World)
9/05/10 - Detroit, Michigan
Louis Chevrolet tests his Buick machine
prior to the Vanderbilt Cup race.
(Flint Daily Journal)
10/01/10 - Long Island, New York
Vanderbilt Cup Race
Louis flips Buick, Charles Miller is killed
(Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
11/17/10 - Savannah, Georgia
American Grand Prize Road Race
Arthur Chevrolet in competition
(Associated Press - Wire Report)
Louis Chevrolet
Fine Portrait
(Buick Motor Company)