Caleb Bragg | |||||||
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Born | Caleb Smith Bragg November 23, 1885 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||
Died | October 24, 1943 Manhattan, New York, U.S. | (aged 57)||||||
Champ Car career | |||||||
7 races run over 5 years | |||||||
First race | 1911 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
Last race | 1915 Vanderbilt Cup (Panama–Pacific) | ||||||
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Caleb Smith Bragg (November 23, 1885 – October 24, 1943) was an American racing driver, speedboat racer, aviation pioneer, and automotive inventor.[1] He participated in the 1911, 1913 and 1914 Indianapolis 500. In speedboat racing, Caleb won three consecutive APBA Challenge Cup races in Detroit from 1923 to 1925.[2] He was a co-inventor of the Bragg-Kliesrath brake.[1]
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