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May 31, 1928
THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, May 31, 1928.
 
* Rookie Racer Louis Meyer
* Indianapolis 500
* First to Win Indy Three Times

This 52 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 27: "RAIN PREVENTS MEYER FROM SETTING NEW 500-MILE MARK" with subheads that include: "Lead Changes 9 Times Among Leading 5 Cars" and more with related photos. Other news of the day throughout. Usual browning with some margin wear. Should be handled with care.

source: wikipedia: Louis Meyer (July 21, 1904 - October 7, 1995) was an American Hall of Fame race car driver best known as the first three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500.

Born in lower Manhattan, New York and the son of French immigrants, Meyer was raised in Los Angeles where he began automobile racing at various California tracks.

He went on to become the first-ever driver to win the Indianapolis 500 three times, capturing the prestigious race as a rookie starter in 1928 (though having driven as a relief driver the year before), then again in 1933 and 1936. Louis Meyer started the tradition of drinking milk (buttermilk at the time) in victory lane at the 1936 Indy 500 race and following the suggestion of former race winner, Tommy Milton, that year he became the first driver to receive the Pace Car as part of the race winnings.  Louis Meyer won the United States National Driving Championship in 1928, 1929 and 1933.

He died in 1995 in Searchlight, Nevada, aged 91, where he had been living in retirement since 1972.

He was not related to fellow driver Zeke Meyer.