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Hudsons at Indy
Hudson Motor cars have a relationship with the Indianapolis 500 Race tradition. In 1919, Ira Vail drove a Hudson racer #27 from a starting position of #10 and finished in 8th place to earn $1600. He qualified at 94.1 mph.
That same race, Denny Hickey drove a Hudson racer #21 to earn $1500. He started in 27th place and finished in 9th place. His qualifying run was 92.5 mph.
In 1931 a Marr Special with a Hudson Straight-8 engine would finish 10th at the Indianapolis 500. The car qualified with a top speed of 111 MPH. The driver was Chet Miller and he also competed in the 1932 race The racer used a very mildly modified 255-CID Hudson Straight-8.
In 1938, Stuart Baits drove a Hudson 112 as the pace car. The purpose was to introduce the new model.
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