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Gil Andersen

Gilbert J. Andersen (born Gulbrand, November


27, 1879[1] – September 20, 1930) was an Gil Andersen
American racing driver active during the formative
years of auto racing.

Biography
Andersen was born on November 27, 1879, in
Horten, Vestfold county, Norway.[2] Andersen and
his family emigrated to Chicago, Illinois, in 1895,
whereupon Andersen took the name Gilbert. He
became a citizen of the United States in 1900. He
married Elsie Olsen on March 3, 1909, in
Minneapolis, Minnesota.[3] He competed in the
first six Indianapolis 500 races, appearing in
annual races from 1911 through 1916.[2]
Andersen at the 1915 Indianapolis 500
One of Andersen's major victories was in the 1913 Born Gulbrand J. Andersen
Elgin National Road Races, which he won at an November 27, 1879
average speed of 71 mph.[4] On October 9, 1915, Horten, Vestfold, Norway
he set a new auto speed record of 102.6 mph,
Died September 20, 1930 (aged 50)
winning the first Astor Cup race at Sheepshead
Logansport, Indiana, U.S.
Bay. New York.[5] In 1928 Andersen established a
new American stock car speed record, when he Champ Car career
clocked 106.52 mph in a Stutz Blackhawk on the 31 races run over 8 years
measured mile at Daytona Beach, Florida.[6] First race 1910 Remy Brassard #1 (Indianapolis)

Andersen worked as an engineer for the Stutz Last race 1917 Uniontown Race #3 (Uniontown)
Motor Company. Stutz was in operation from 1911 First win 1913 Elgin National Trophy (Elgin)
and continued through 1935. He also was an Last win 1915 Astor Cup (Sheepshead Bay)
engineer for the ReVere Motor Company,[7]
located in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana.[8] Wins Podiums Poles
3 10 0
Andersen died of pulmonary tuberculosis on September 20, 1930, in Logansport, Indiana, at age 50.[2]

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired

1911 10 10 — — 11 200 0 Running


1912 1 1 80.930 12 16 80 0 Crash T3

1913 3 14 82.630 11 12 187 18 Camshaft gears

1914 24 16 90.490 11 26 42 0 Cylinder bolts


1915 5 5 95.140 5 3 200 26 Running

1916 28 3 95.940 3 13 75 0 Oil line


Totals 784 44

Starts 6
Poles 1

Front Row 2

Wins 0
Top 5 1

Top 10 1

Retired 4
[9]

Gallery

Gil Andersen's Gil Andersen at the Andersen's #28 car


crashed Stutz at T3 in 1915 Indianapolis (second from left),
the 1912 Indianapolis 500 preparing for the
500 1916 Indianapolis
500

References
1. "Info Taken From WWI Draft Registration" (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-81
WG-J7R?mode=g&i=103&cc=1968530). familysearch.org. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
2. "Gil Andersen Dies: Was Famous Auto Racer Years Ago" (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/
90492031/gil-andersen-1879-1930/). The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, IN. September 21,
1930. pp. 1 (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90492031/gil-andersen-1879-1930/), 7 (http
s://www.newspapers.com/clip/90492069/gil-andersen-1879-1930/). Retrieved December 12,
2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Minnesota Marriages 1849 - 1950" (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDD3-MZ6).
FamilySearch.
4. "STUTZ WINS ELGIN RACE.; Anderson Drives Winning Car at 71 1/2 Miles an Hour" (http
s://www.nytimes.com/1913/08/31/archives/stutz-wins-elgin-race-anderson-drives-winning-ca
r-at-71-12-miles-an.html). New York Times. August 31, 1913. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
5. The Encyclopedia of American Facts & Dates, Gordon Carruth, Eighth Edition, Harper &
Row
6. "Andersen to Pilot Stutz in Dual Stock Car Race" (https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=
a1tQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8g4EAAAAIBAJ&dq=gil%20andersen%20stutz&pg=6993%2C299129
9). Milwaukee Sentinel. March 18, 1928. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
7. "History of the ReVere Automobile Company from Hemming's Auto Magazine" (https://www.
hemmings.com/magazine/hcc/2006/02/ReVere-s-Ride/1282137.html). www.hemmings.com.
Retrieved June 3, 2017.
8. Gil Andersen (The Indy 500 drivers — Where are they now?[1] (http://www.oldracingcars.co
m/driver/Gil_Andersen))
9. Gil Andersen, Extended driver stats (ChampCarStats.com) (http://www.champcarstats.com/
drivers/AndersonGil.htm)

External links
Gil Andersen (https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Gil_Andersen) driver statistics at
Racing-Reference
The ReVere Motor Company (https://web.archive.org/web/20080703191817/http://casscoun
tyin.tripod.com/history.htm)
Stutz Club (http://www.stutzclub.org/)

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