Tags: Motorsport Racer, Racing Driver.
Richard William Arnold (December 16 1905 Chicago Illinois – November 10 1976 Oklahoma City Oklahoma) won the 1930 Indianapolis 500 after leading all but first two laps of the race the most ever by a winner of the race. He won by a margin of 7 minutes and 17 seconds. He was 24 years old at the time. In 1931 he led 155 laps but crashed on lap 162 while holding a five-lap lead seriously injuring Arnold and his riding mechanic Spider Matlock.