Indianapolis 500 Speedway Race 1941 INDIANAPOLIS 500 year 1941 A Martha's Vineyard Web Site by Don Macdonald JOIE CHITWOOD NO 25 Car: Blue Crown Spark Plug Special, motor Offenhauser. Age 27 from Topeka Kansas. Joie is the only indian race driver in the world. He is a Cherokee. he has been  racing five years and held three championships in 1939. He started at Indy in 1940 and was flagged down after Shaw had won. he was not in the first ten. Qualified at 120.329 KELLY PETILLO NO 22  Car: The Airliners Sandwich Shops Special; motor Offenhauser; age 37 from Los Angeles, CA. First appeared at Indy in 1932 finishing 11th; in 1933 forced out at 420 miles;  in 1934 finished 11th  and in 1935 was the winner. Forced out in 1938 and flagged off in 1939 with clutch trouble at 353 miles. Last year an oil leak ended his race at 322 miles. Qualified this year at 124.417 A Martha's Vineyard Web Site by Classic Car Collector.Com [Home] [Indy 500 Pg 2] [Indy500 Pg3] [Indy 500 Pg 4] [Indy 500 Pg 5] [Indy 500 Crash] [Indy 500 Pg 7] [Indy500 Pg8] [Race Day]