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Mauri Rose

American racing driver (1906–1981)

Maurice Rose (May 26, 1906 – January 1, 1981) was an American racing driver. He won the Indianapolis 500 in 1941, 1947, and 1948, becoming the race's third three-time winner. He also won the AAANational Championship in 1936.

Racing career

Indianapolis 500 career

Although Rose had driven in every Indianapolis 500 since 1933, he earned his first pole position when he put his Maserati on the pole for the 1941 Indianapolis 500;[1] but spark plug problems sidelined his car after sixty laps. He then took over the Wetteroth/Offenhauser car being driven by Floyd Davis that had started in 17th place. Rose went on to win. In 1947 and 1948, Rose captured back-to-back Indianapolis 500s driving one of the Diedt/Offenhauser Blue Crown Spark Plug Specials, owned and prepared by veteran driver/car owner Lou Moore.[1]

Late in the 1947 race, Rose found himself lying second to his rookie teammate, Bill Holland, when both were given a sign reading "EZY" from pit lane. Holland reduced speed, but Rose ignor

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Mauri Rose

RACING DRIVER

1906 - 1981

Mauri Rose

Maurice Rose (May 26, 1906 – January 1, 1981) was an American racing driver. He won the Indianapolis 500 in 1941, 1947, and 1948, becoming the race's third three-time winner. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mauri Rose has received more than 88,941 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Mauri Rose is the 705th most popular racing driver (up from 713th in 2019), the 11,457th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,523rd in 2019) and the 63rd most popular American Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Mauri Rose ranks 705 out of 1,080. Before him are Aleix Espargaró, Robert La Caze, Roger Laurent, Helmut Niedermayr, Hap Sharp, and Johann Zarco. After him are Robert O'Brien, J

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Mauri Rose was born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1906. He began his driving career at a Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, board track on the fourth of July, 1927. He made his way to Indianapolis first in 1932, and in 1933 he drove a modified Studebaker all the way to fourth place before falling out on the 125th lap with a failed engine. The following year, he finished second to "Wild Bill" Cummings by just 27 seconds. That close finish would torture him-and the machines that he drove-until victory finally came within his grasp several years later.

Rose's greatest competitive success came through his association with Lou Moore. In 1941, he took Moore's Maserati-powered Elgin Piston Pin Special to the head of the field, but retired with ignition problems. When Rose threatened to find a relief ride with another team, Moore pulled in teammate Floyd Davis. Rose picked up the battle in 14th place. Forty-five miles and one of the greatest feats of Brickyard driving later, he had moved up to ninth and by 300 miles he was fourth. He took the lead at 425 miles and never looked back. Some later said it w

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