CASE Team, 1911 Indianapolis 500

The formidable CASE team ready for the 1911 Indianapolis 500. Left to right - Joe Jagersburger, Lewis Strang, and Will Jones. Hot shoe Lewis Strang, still stinging from his heartbreaking divorce from stage actress Louise Alexander, had been approached by the Case Company in 1910 to prepare a race team for the 1911 season. As team leader, he hired fellow drivers Joe Jagersburger and Will Jones and became the first entry in the first Indianapolis 500. Strang started from pole.