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. He is interred at Crown Hill Cemetery (Community Mausoleum, B-19-A) in Indianapolis. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chet Miller is the 431st most popular racing driver (up from 453rd in 2019), the 8,092nd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,732nd in 2019) and the 31st most popular American Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Chet Miller ranks 431 out of 1,080. Before him are Eppie Wietzes, Toshio Suzuki, Ian Ashley, Max de Terra, Alberto Uria, and Julian Bailey. After him are Loris Kessel, María de Villota, David Piper, Gimax, Jan Magnussen, and Kazuyoshi Hoshino.

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Among people born in 1902, Chet Miller ranks 266. Before him are Nikolaus Pevsner, Martin Noth, Antonio Maquilón, Franco Giorgetti, Paul Bontemps, and Bronisław Kaper. After him are Jaime Torres Bodet, Vladimir Mikhailovich Myasishchev, Sergei Lemeshev, Commodore Cochran, Erast Garin, and Tor Johnson. Among people deceased in 1953, Chet Miller ranks 156. Before him are Ekvtime Takaishvili, Oliver Campbell, Annie Kenney, Emil Filla, August Emil Fieldorf, and Nikolai Golovanov. After him are Dooley Wilson, John Marin, Jonathan M. Wainwright, Manoelzinho, Arthur Berry, and Charles R. Knight.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chet Miller ranks 8,094 out of 20,380. Before him are Frankie Manning (1914), Travis Barker (1975), Damon Knight (1922), Virgil Jacomini (1899), Charles Hallahan (1943), and Charles Homer Haskins (1870). After him are Bernard A. Harris Jr. (1956), Allen Garfield (1939), Gary Merrill (1915), Eric Winter (1976), Richard Benjamin (1938), and John Antoine Nau (1860).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Chet Miller ranks 31. Before him are Bill Vukovich (1918), Eddie Cheever (1958), Freddie Spencer (1961), Manny Ayulo (1921), Ronnie Bucknum (1936), and Bobby Unser (1934). After him are Masten Gregory (1932), Johnnie Parsons (1918), Michael Andretti (1962), Dale Earnhardt (1951), Fred Agabashian (1913), and Walt Ader (1913).

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