RACING DRIVER

Chet Miller

1902 - 1953

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Chester Joseph Miller (July 19, 1902 – May 15, 1953) was an American racing driver. He was killed in a crash in the south turn of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during practice for the 1953 Indianapolis 500. During his long Indianapolis racing career, Miller earned the nickname "Dean of the Speedway." Miller died at age 50 while driving a Novi-engined Special. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chet Miller has received more than 87,734 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Chet Miller is the 451st most popular racing driver, the 7,733rd most popular biography from United States and the 31st most popular American Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Chet Miller ranks 451 out of 1,080Before him are Hubert Auriol, Bernard Darniche, Chico Serra, Olivier Grouillard, Juan Jover, and Brian Naylor. After him are Aldo Gordini, Chris Lawrence, Geoff Lees, Maurício Gugelmin, Dale Earnhardt, and Ingo Hoffmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Chet Miller ranks 260Before him are Leonid Trauberg, Jesús Bermúdez, Tor Johnson, Herbert Copeland, Sergei Lemeshev, and Otto Winzer. After him are Curt Siodmak, Daniel Kinsey, Arno Arthur Wachmann, Jaime Torres Bodet, Will Geer, and Skip James. Among people deceased in 1953, Chet Miller ranks 161Before him are Arthur Berry, Reginald Wingate, Kaarlo Koskelo, Manoelzinho, Antonio Conte, and Vladas Mironas. After him are Norman Ross, Dimitri Arakishvili, Oliver Campbell, André Auffray, Ludomir Różycki, and Charles R. Knight.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chet Miller ranks 7,733 out of 20,380Before him are Ted McGinley (1958), Zoot Sims (1925), Thomas Hart Benton (1889), Rita Gam (1927), Otto Kruger (1885), and John Bray (1875). After him are Jacqueline Logan (1904), Tom Lehrer (1928), Warren E. Burger (1907), Florence Ballard (1943), Bubba Ray Dudley (1971), and Joe Hahn (1977).

Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Chet Miller ranks 31Before him are Harry Blanchard (1929), Eddie Cheever (1958), Fred Agabashian (1913), Bobby Unser (1934), Ronnie Bucknum (1936), and Roger Penske (1937). After him are Dale Earnhardt (1951), Johnnie Parsons (1918), A. J. Foyt (1935), Walt Ader (1913), Al Unser (1939), and Lloyd Ruby (1928).