Mercedes #5 (1905)
Skidded into a telegraph pole owned by driver Keene's father and threw mechanician Luttgen under the car
Make: Mercedes
Year: 1905
Mechanician: William Luttgen
Horsepower: 120
Finish Place: 4
Average Speed:
#5 Mercedes (Germany) driven by Foxhall Keene and mechanician William Luttgen, 120 HP. Finished 11th. Skidded into telegraph pole at S curve at Willis Avenue and broke wheel during Lap 6. Pole was owned by his father's company.
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