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Word: chinetti (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1952-1952
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...aluminum-bodied racer at a 160-m.p.h. clip over stretches of the final lap. Kling's overall average: 102 m.p.h., shattering the 1951 Ferrari record of 88.09 m.p.h. Hermann Lang, Le Mans winner, brought his Mercédès in second, followed by Luigi Chinetti in a Ferrari. The stock-car race was even more of a runaway for the 1953 Lincolns (see BUSINESS). The 205-h.p. Lincolns, mounting four-barrel carburetors and heavy-duty shock absorbers, were led by A.A.A. Champion Driver Chuck Stevenson with a 90.96 m.p.h. average. Lincolns finished 1-2-3-4. Only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Run for the River | 12/1/1952 | See Source »

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