Peter Kreis

A. J. "Peter" Kreis (January 19, 1900 in Knoxville, Tennessee – May 25, 1934 in Indianapolis, Indiana) was an American racecar driver. He and riding mechanic Robert Hahn were killed in a turn one accident while practicing for the 1934 Indianapolis 500. As he was entering the turn, a car in front of him spun, followed by Kreis' car spinning, possibly due to trying to avoid a collision. The car went over the outside wall backwards, tumbled, and hit a tree. Both men were dead when the ambulance arrived.^[1] Kreis was a wealthy contractor who would take a month off each year to drive in the 500.^[1]

Indianapolis 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1925 38 9 106.338 10 8 200 0 Running 1927 9 12 109.900 16 17 123 0 Front axle 1928 32 19 112.906 11 22 73 0 Rod bearing 1929 4 17 112.528 14 16 91 0 Engine seized 1932 18 17 110.270 29 15 178 0 Crash T1 1933 2 11 114.370 14 32 63 0 Universal joint Totals 728 0

Starts 6 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 0 Top 10 1 Retired 5

See also

• List of fatalities at Indianapolis

References

1. The Hammond Times (Hammond, Indiana), "Spying on Sports" by William Ritt. May 29, 1934, Page 8.

External links

• Louis Meyer biography from the show "The Indy 500, a Race For Heroes" (requires download of software to watch) Kreis accident can be seen at approximately 8 minutes, 35 seconds in.