Fred Frame
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| Nationality |
 American |
| Born | Fredrick William Frame June 3, 1894 Exeter, New Hampshire, USA |
| Died | April 25, 1962 Hayward, California, USA |
| Years active | 1922-19?? |
| Awards | |
| 1932 | Indianapolis 500 winner |
Fredrick William "Fred" Frame (1894-1962) was an American race car driver. One of the leading AAA Championship Car drivers of the late 1920s and early 1930s, Frame is best remembered for his victory at the 1932 Indianapolis 500.
Frederick William Frame, commonly known by the nickname "Fred," was born June 3, 1894, in Exeter, New Hampshire.
Frame relocated to Los Angeles, California, where he began dirt track racing in about 1922. On July 5, 1923, Frame set his first world record in San Luis Obispo, California, driving a mile on a dirt track in 43.4 seconds. Frame's record mile, established in a non-competitive event, surpassed the previous record for a dirt track mile of 45 seconds, held by Barney Oldfield of St. Louis since August 1917.
By 1924, Frame was running his own car on the hard track at Culver City, California, finishing second in a 100-mile race held there on July 5. Frame also continued to race on dirt tracks and began to venture outside of California in 1926, escaping serious injury in a crash in September of that year in a five-mile race in Abilene, Texas, held in conjunction with the West Texas Fair. A Texas racer was less fortunate, being killed in the same race when his car went through a railing and rolled.
Frame began running at the Indianapolis 500, held in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1927. In that year he drove a machine owned by George Fernic, finishing in 11th place. He was brought back in 1928 by car owner Bill White to drive the same Dussenberg which had won the race the previous year. Frame would finish in 8th place in that race.
In 1929, Frame arrived in Indianapolis just four days ahead of the race to drive a Cooper Special Front Drive. Despite limited practice time, Frame was able to qualify the car at over 111 miles per hour and sat in second place at the halfway point of the race, which was started by 33 cars on a quest for a share of $100,000 in prize money. He would finish in 10th place, after leading the race for 11 laps — receiving bonus prize money of $100 per lap led provided by race sponsors.
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