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{{Short description|Racing car constructor}}
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[[File:Indy500winningcar1932.JPG|thumb|The 1932 Indianapolis 500-winning Wetteroth]]
'''Wetteroth''' was an [[United States|American]] racing car constructor, owned and operated by California-based Texan Louis "Curly" Wetteroth.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://doctorindy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/toga_2012-05-18_fri.mp3|title=The Talk of Gasoline Alley - Friday 5-18-2012|publisher=[[WIBC (FM)|WIBC]]|date=18 May 2012}}</ref> Wetteroth cars won four Indianapolis 500s (1932, 1935, 1938, 1941) and competed in one [[Formula One|FIA World Championship]] race ([[1950 Indianapolis 500]]).

== Indianapolis 500 results==
{| class="wikitable"
! Season
! Driver
! Grid
! Finish
! Points
! Note
! Report
|-
! [[1932 AAA Championship Car season|1932]]
| [[Fred Frame]]
|align=center| 27
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| '''1'''
| 600
| &nbsp;
| [[1932 Indianapolis 500|Report]]<ref>[http://www.rumbledrome.com/30stats.html Race results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206180141/http://www.rumbledrome.com/30stats.html |date=2010-12-06 }} (''via'' ''[[Indianapolis Star]]'')</ref>
|-
! [[1933 AAA Championship Car season|1933]]
| Fred Frame
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 29
| 
| 
| [[1933 Indianapolis 500|Report]]
|-
! [[1935 AAA Championship Car season|1935]]
| [[Kelly Petillo]]
|align=center| 22
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| '''1'''
| 600
| ''Gilmore Speedway Special''
| [[1935 Indianapolis 500|Report]]<ref>[http://www.rumbledrome.com/30stats.html Race results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206180141/http://www.rumbledrome.com/30stats.html |date=2010-12-06 }} (''via'' ''[[Indianapolis Star]]'')</ref>
|-
!rowspan=3| [[1936 AAA Championship Car season|1936]]
| [[Ted Horn]]
|align=center| 11
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| '''2'''
| 
| 
|rowspan=3| [[1936 Indianapolis 500|Report]]
|-
| [[Doc MacKenzie]]
|align=center| 4
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| '''3'''
| 
| 
|-
| [[Louis Tomei]]
|align=center| 8
|align=center| 27
| 
| 
|-
!rowspan=3| [[1937 AAA Championship Car season|1937]]
| Ted Horn
|align=center| 32
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| '''3'''
| 
| 
|rowspan=3| [[1937 Indianapolis 500|Report]]
|-
| [[Ken Fowler]]
|align=center| 29
|align=center| 19
| 
| 
|-
| Kelly Petillo
|align=center| 20
|align=center| 20
| 
| 
|-
!rowspan=3| [[1938 AAA Championship Car season|1938]]
| [[Floyd Roberts]]
|align=center| 1
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| '''1'''
| 600
| ''Burd Piston Ring Special''
|rowspan=3| [[1938 Indianapolis 500|Report]]<ref>[http://www.rumbledrome.com/30stats.html Race results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206180141/http://www.rumbledrome.com/30stats.html |date=2010-12-06 }} (''via'' ''[[Indianapolis Star]]'')</ref>
|-
| Ted Horn
|align=center| 6
|align=center| 4
| 
| 
|-
| Kelly Petillo
|align=center| 21
|align=center| 22
| 
| 
|-
!rowspan=4| [[1939 AAA Championship Car season|1939]]
| [[Frank Wearne]]
|align=center| 17
|align=center| 9
| 
| 
|rowspan=4| [[1939 Indianapolis 500|Report]]
|-
| [[Herb Ardinger]]<br>[[Frank Brisko]]<br>[[Mel Hansen]]
|align=center| 9
|align=center| 17
| 
| 
|-
| Kelly Petillo
|align=center| 24
|align=center| 18
| 
| 
|-
| Floyd Roberts
|align=center| 23
|align=center| 23
| 
| 
|-
!rowspan=4| [[1940 AAA Championship Car season|1940]]
| [[Mauri Rose]]
|align=center| 3
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| '''3'''
| 
| 
|rowspan=4| [[1940 Indianapolis 500|Report]]
|-
| Mel Hansen
|align=center| 5
|align=center| 8
| 
| 
|-
| Kelly Petillo
|align=center| 13
|align=center| 21
| 
| 
|-
| [[Cliff Bergere]]
|align=center| 6
|align=center| 27
| 
| 
|-
!rowspan=4| [[1941 AAA Championship Car season|1941]]
| [[Floyd Davis]]<br>Mauri Rose<ref>Davis was the starting driver. On lap 72, Davis was relieved by Rose, who had started in another car. Rose stayed in to win. Both drivers were credited as "co-winners".</ref>
|align=center| 17
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| '''1'''
| 600
| ''Noc-Out Hose Clamp Special'' (shared)
|rowspan=4| [[1941 Indianapolis 500|Report]]<ref>[http://www.rumbledrome.com/30stats.html Race results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206180141/http://www.rumbledrome.com/30stats.html |date=2010-12-06 }} (''via'' ''[[Indianapolis Star]]'')</ref>
|-
| Cliff Bergere
|align=center| 7
|align=center| 5
| 
| 
|-
| [[Al Putnam]]<br>[[Louis Durant]]
|align=center| 31
|align=center| 12
| 
| 
|-
| Kelly Petillo
|align=center| 19
|align=center| 27
| 
| 
|-
!rowspan=3| [[1946 AAA Championship Car season|1946]]
| [[Joie Chitwood]]<br>[[Sam Hanks]]
|align=center| 12
|align=center| 5
| 
| 
|rowspan=3| [[1946 Indianapolis 500|Report]]
|-
| [[Billy Devore]]
|align=center| 31
|align=center| 10
| 
| 
|-
| Cliff Bergere<br>[[Rex Mays]]
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 16
| 
| 
|-
!rowspan=3| [[1947 AAA Championship Car season|1947]]
| [[Duke Dinsmore]]<br>Billy Devore
|align=center| 27
|align=center| 10
| 
| 
|rowspan=3| [[1947 Indianapolis 500|Report]]
|-
| [[Roland Free]]
|align=center| 12
|align=center| 17
| 
| 
|-
| Joie Chitwood
|align=center| 22
|align=center| 22
| 
| 
|-
!rowspan=2| [[1948 AAA Championship Car season|1948]]
| [[Duane Carter]]
|align=center| 29
|align=center| 22
| 
| 
|rowspan=2| [[1948 Indianapolis 500|Report]]
|-
| [[Mike Salay]]
|align=center| 31
|align=center| 30
| 
| 
|-
!rowspan=2| [[1949 AAA Championship Car season|1949]]
| [[Jim Rathmann (racing driver)|Jim Rathmann]]
|align=center| 21
|align=center| 11
| 
| 
|rowspan=2| [[1949 Indianapolis 500|Report]]
|-
| [[Troy Ruttman]]
|align=center| 18
|align=center| 12
| 
| 
|-
!rowspan=2| [[1950 Formula One season|1950]]
| Jim Rathmann
|align=center| 28
|align=center| 24
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
|rowspan=2| [[1950 Indianapolis 500|Report]]
|-
| [[Bob Sweikert]]
|align=center colspan=2| DNQ
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
|}

== Notes ==
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[[Category:Formula One constructors (Indianapolis only)]]
[[Category:American racecar constructors]]

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