Abstract
June 28, 1905: the day was hot, and dust hung in the air. Thousands of spectators poured off the ferry shuttling them over the Ohio River and onto Brunot’s Island, Pittsburgh’s new one-mile, dirt-surfaced racetrack. They waited in anticipation to watch some of auto racing’s greats, as well as an up-and-comer who was quickly making himself into a household name: Louis-Joseph Chevrolet. Before founding his iconic automobile company, Chevrolet established a reputation for success at tracks like Brunot’s Island, and his achievements would not have been possible without the backing of Western Pennsylvania’s own Charles Joseph Sibley Miller.
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