Pete Kreis

A. J. "Peter" Kreis (January 19, 1900 Knoxville, Tennessee – May 25, 1934 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. Kreis was a wealthy contractor who would take a month off each year to drive in the 500.

Indy 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

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.