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September 20, 1936 - Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, Indiana

A thirteen-car pileup marred the 1936 running of the Gold and Glory Sweepstakes, injuring several drivers and threatening the life of racing great Charlie Wiggins. The accident occurred on the fourth turn of the second lap of the race. The event, scheduled for a hundred miles, had been shortened to fifty, due to a delay caused by a controversy over the admission of a midget car into the field, as well as another to allow paramedics to rescue drivers wounded at the crash scene.

Chicago’s Bill Carson, aboard a Boyle Valve Special, won the abbreviated event at an average speed of 57.69 miles per hour. Sumner “Red” Oliver was awarded second-place honors.