Louis Disbrow

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Louis Disbrow

| image = Louis Disbrow Indianapolis 1911.jpg

| caption = Disbrow at the 1911 Indianapolis 500

| birth_name = Louis Arthur Disbrow

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1876|09|23}}

| birth_place = Queens, New York, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1939|07|09|1876|09|23}}

| death_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| module1 =

{{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes

| Total_Champ_Races = 19

| Years_In_Champ = 7

| First_Champ_Race = 1909 Merrimack Valley Trophy
(Merrimack Valley)

| Last_Champ_Race = 1915 Southern Sweepstakes
(Oklahoma City)

| First_Champ_Win = 1911 Jacksonville 100 (Pablo Beach)

| Last_Champ_Win = 1913 Galveston 100 #3 (Galveston)

| Champ_Wins = 4

| Champ_Podiums = 8

| Champ_Poles = 0

}}}}

Louis Arthur Disbrow (September 23, 1876 – July 9, 1939) was an American racing driver.

Life

Disbrow was born on September 23, 1876, in Richmond Hill, Queens, New York. He came from a wealthy family.{{Cite web |title=The Indianapolis Star 12 May 2019, page A2 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/562753585/ |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}

Disbrow was indicted for the 1902 murders of Sarah "Dimples" Lawrence and Clarence Foster in Good Ground, but found not guilty at trial in 1903. He was then hired by a neighbouring family as a chauffeur mechanic for Joan Newton Cuneo, an early US woman racing driver.

Disbrow raced in the first four Indianapolis 500s, with a best finish of 8th in 1913, and also in the 1910, 1911, and 1915 American Grand Prizes.{{cite web|title=Louis Disbrow |url=http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/DisbrowLouis.htm |work=Champ Car Stats |accessdate=14 January 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420190531/http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/DisbrowLouis.htm |archivedate=20 April 2012 |url-status=live }} He died on July 9, 1939, at his home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.{{cite news |title= Louis Disbrow, 62, An Ex-auto Racer, Established Records in Days When Oldfield Was Driving—Dies in His Home Piloted Cars 24 years: Had Covered 300,000 Miles on Speedways—Promoted Races and Served as Track Official |newspaper= New York Times |date= July 11, 1939 |page= 25 |url= http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40A13FE3D5A177A93C3A8178CD85F4D8385F9 |accessdate= January 20, 2011 }}

Motorsports career results

= Indianapolis 500 results =

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Year !Car !Start !Qual !Rank !Finish !Laps !Led !Retired
1911 \|5 \|5 \|— \|— \|35 \|45 \|0 \|Crash FS
1912 \|5 \|24 \|76.540 \|23 \|18 \|67 \|0 \|Differ. pin
1913 \|31 \|23 \|82.760 \|10 \|8 \|200 \|0 \|Running
1914 \|1 \|24 \|86.790 \|28 \|16 \|128 \|0 \|Rod
colspan=6\|Totals \|440 \|0 \|

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

Year

!Car

!Start

!Qual

!Rank

!Finish

!Laps

!Led

!Retired

1911

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