Peter Kreis (19 January 1900 Knoxville, Tennessee – 25 May 1934 Indianapolis, Indiana) was an American racecar driver. He and riding mechanic Robert Hahn were killed in a turn one accident while practicing for the 1934 Indianapolis 500. As he was entering the turn, a car in front of him spun, followed by Kreis' car spining, possibly due to trying to avoid a collision. The car went over the outside wall backwards, tumbled, and hit a tree. Both men were dead when the ambulance arrived.[1] Kreis was a wealthy contractor who would take a month off each year to drive in the 500.[1]
Indy 500 results
| Year |
Car |
Start |
Qual |
Rank |
Finish |
Laps |
Led |
Retired |
| 1925 |
38 |
9 |
106.338 |
10 |
8 |
200 |
0 |
Running |
| 1927 |
9 |
12 |
109.900 |
16 |
17 |
123 |
0 |
Front axle |
| 1928 |
32 |
19 |
112.906 |
11 |
22 |
73 |
0 |
Rod bearing |
| 1929 |
4 |
17 |
112.528 |
14 |
16 |
91 |
0 |
Engine seized |
| 1932 |
18 |
17 |
110.270 |
29 |
15 |
178 |
0 |
Crash T1 |
| 1933 |
2 |
11 |
114.370 |
14 |
32 |
63 |
0 |
Universal joint |
| Totals |
728 |
0 |
|
|
| Starts |
6 |
| Poles |
0 |
| Front Row |
0 |
| Wins |
0 |
| Top 5 |
0 |
| Top 10 |
1 |
| Retired |
5 |
|
See also
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References
- ^ a b The Hammond Times (Hammond, Indiana), "Spying on Sports" by William Ritt. May 29th, 1934, Page 8.
External links
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