Tags: Motorsport Racer, Racing Driver.
Chet Gardner Born Chester Leroy Gardner (16 March 1898 Grant Missouri – 3 September 1938 Flemington New Jersey) was an American racecar driver named by promoters as The Grand Old Man of Auto Racing.He was killed in an accident during a time trial at the Flemington Fair Speedway when he swerved to avoid a child that had run onto the racetrack. He was survived by his wife Fannie M. Gardner and three brothers Dean Orville Gardner Ray Alva Gardner and Paul Theodore Gardner.