1926

The 1926 Indianapolis 500 victor, Frank Lockhart, wasn't even supposed to be in the race. When owner-driver Pete Kreis was hospitalized with a bad case of the flu, he picked "the kid" to take his place.

Lockhart was 23, boyishly handsome and seemed to have rocketed to fame out of nowhere. He was also a brilliant, self-taught engineer with an innate understanding of machinery. He started in 20th place, but worked his way up to the front of the pack to challenge Harry Hartz.

It was a rainy Memorial Day in Indianapolis and the race was halted in the middle for more than an hour, and then stopped for good at 400 miles with Lockhart's Miller out in front.