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'''Gaston Chevrolet''' ([[October 26]], [[1892]] – [[November 25]], [[1920]]) was a [[France|French]]-born [[United States|American]] racecar champion driver and automobile manufacturer.
Vehicles produced under the [[Chevrolet]] brand by [[General Motors Corporation]] worldwide.


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Born near [[Beaune]], in the [[Côte-d'Or]] département of France where his [[Switzerland|Swiss]] parents had emigrated to a few years earlier, he was the younger brother of [[Louis Chevrolet|Louis]] (1878-1941, founder of the [[Chevrolet]] car company) and [[Arthur Chevrolet]] (1884-1946). After brother Louis emigrated to the United States and earned enough money, he sent for Gaston and Arthur to join him. Once there, Gaston worked as an automotive mechanic and joined his brother in auto racing.


In 1916, Gaston Chevrolet became a partner with his brothers in the [[Frontenac Motor Corporation]]. Driving a Frontenac race car, he competed in the 1919 [[Indianapolis 500]], finishing in tenth place while brother Louis finished seventh. The following year, Gaston Chevrolet broke the [[Europe]]an dominance at the Indianapolis Speedway, winning the race in a redesigned Monroe-Frontenac. In the process, he became the first driver in the history of the 500 mile race to go the distance without making a tire change. Following his victory at Indianapolis, he competed in several more events, winning a 100-mile match race against [[Tommy Milton]] and [[Ralph Mulford]]. With the coming of winter, racing moved to the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]], and at the [[Beverly Hills Speedway]] [[board track racing|board track]] in [[Beverly Hills, California]], Gaston Chevrolet was killed when his racecar crashed on lap 146<ref>{{cite web | url = http://carsandracingstuff.com/library/articles/2045.php | title = GASTON CHEVROLET KILLED IN RACE | work = The Crittenden Automotive Library | accessdate = July 12 | accessyear = 2008}}</ref>.
Gaston Chevrolet is interred next to his brothers in the [[Roman Catholic]] Holy Cross and Saint Joseph Cemetery in [[Indianapolis, Indiana]].
==Indy 500 results==
<table><tr valign=top>
<td>
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Year
!Car
!Start
!Qual
!Rank
!Finish
!Laps
!Led
!Retired
|-
![[1919 Indianapolis 500|1919]]
|41
|16
|100.400
|6
|10
|200
|0
|Running
|-
![[1920 Indianapolis 500|1920]]
|4
|6
|91.550
|8
|style="background:green;color:white"|1
|200
|14
|Running
|-
|colspan=6|'''Totals'''
|400
|14
|
|}
</td>
<td>
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Starts
|2
|-
!Poles
|0
|-
!Front row
|0
|-
!Wins
|1
|-
!Top 5
|1
|-
!Top 10
|2
|-
!Retired
|0
|}
</td>
</tr></table>
==Awards==
*In 2002, Gaston Chevrolet was inducted into the [[International Motorsports Hall of Fame]].
*He was inducted in the [[Motorsports Hall of Fame of America]] in 2002.
== References ==
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==External links==
*{{Find A Grave|id=2402}}
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