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Racing & Results 1917 Season
1/24/17 - Detroit, Michigan
Louis in Detroit working on
"New Castings" for Frontenac engine
(Detroit Free Press)
5/10/17 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Frontenac Race Team
Victory "snatched" from Louis Chevrolet
(Motor Age)
5/30/17 - Cincinnati, Ohio
Sharonville Sweepstakes
Louis Chevrolet takes victory
(New York Times)
6/16/17 - Chicago, Illinois
Joe Boyer wrecks Frontenac
Louis Chevrolet finishes in 10th place
(Wire Report)
7/04/17 - Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha Derby
Louis Chevrolet breaks an axle
(Wire Report)
7/10/17 - The Automobile Journal
Technical article on Louie's
aluminum Frontenac race car
(by Chester S. Ricker)
7/14/17 - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Twin City Motor Speedway
Louis Chevrolet leads briefly
(Motor Age)
8/16/17 - Brooklyn, New York
Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Louis practicing for match race
(Brooklyn Standard Union)
8/18/17 - Brooklyn, New York
Special Match Race
Louis finishes 2nd to Ralph DePalma
(Automobile Journal)
9/03/17 - Chicago, Illinois
Maywood Board Track
Louis Chevrolet wins 100-mile event
(Wire Report)
9/15/17 - Providence, Rhode Island
Narragansett Park Race Track
Louis Chevrolet has competitive day
(New York Sun)
9/22/17 - Brooklyn, New York
Harkness Trophy Race
Louis Chevrolet wins race in record time
(Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
9/29/17 - Dayton, Ohio
Match Race
Barney Oldfield vs. Louis Chevrolet
(Xenia Daily Gazette)
9/29/17 - Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton Fair
Gaston Chevrolet battles Fire
(Wire Report)
10/08/17 - Chattanooga, Tennessee
Match Race
Barney Oldfield vs. Louis Chevrolet
(Jim O'Keefe Collection)
10/13/17 - Birmingham, Alabama
Match Race
Barney Oldfield vs. Louis Chevrolet
(New Orleans Times-Picayune)
10/13/17 - Chicago, Illinois
Maywood Board Track
Gaston Chevrolet racing in Frontenac
(Wire Report)
10/22/17 - New Orleans, Louisiana
Match Race
Barney Oldfield vs. Louis Chevrolet
(New Orleans Times-Picayune)
10/29/17 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Autumn Classic Automobile Race
Gaston Chevrolet has bad accident
(New York Times)
11/29/17 - Los Angeles, California
Ascot Park - Liberty Sweepstakes
Louis Chevrolet gives crowd a show
(Los Angeles Times)
12/08/17 - Los Angeles, California
Ascot Park Race Track
Louis Chevrolet tests Frontenac
(Los Angeles Times)
12/26/17 - Bakersfield, California
Match Race
Louis Chevrolet sets new 5-mile record
(El Paso Herald - Wire Report)
