| Louis Disbrow | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Name: | Louis Arthur Disbrow | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 23 September 1876 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Queens, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Death Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Louis Arthur Disbrow (September 23, 1876 – July 9, 1939) was an American racing driver.
Disbrow was born on September 23, 1876, in Richmond Hill, Queens, New York. He came from a wealthy family.[1]
Disbrow was indicted for the 1902 murders of Sarah "Dimples" Lawrence and Clarence Foster in Good Ground, but found not guilty at trial in 1903. He was then hired by a neighbouring family as a chauffeur mechanic for Joan Newton Cuneo, an early US woman racing driver.
Disbrow raced in the first four Indianapolis 500s, with a best finish of 8th in 1913, and also in the 1910, 1911, and 1915 American Grand Prizes.[2] He died on July 9, 1939, at his home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[3]
| Year | Car | Start | Qual | Rank | Finish | Laps | Led | Retired | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 35 | 45 | 0 | Crash FS | |
| 1912 | 5 | 24 | 76.540 | 23 | 18 | 67 | 0 | Differ. pin | |
| 1913 | 31 | 23 | 82.760 | 10 | 8 | 200 | 0 | Running | |
| 1914 | 1 | 24 | 86.790 | 28 | 16 | 128 | 0 | Rod | |
| Totals | 440 | 0 | |||||||
| Starts | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Poles | 0 | |
| Front Row | 0 | |
| Wins | 0 | |
| Top 5 | 0 | |
| Top 10 | 1 | |
| Retired | 3 |