Peter DePaolo (April 6, 1898 – November 26, 1980) was an American racing driver who is remembered as one of the greatest racers of his generation.

He suffered his worst career injury at the Kansas City board track; his car rolled four times.

[1] DePaolo had his hands repaired in the infield care center, and returned in the car after missing 21 laps.

[1] Although his car had dropped to fifth position, DePaolo won that race and was on his way to the series' driver's championship.

At the AVUS course, near Berlin, while leading the race in a downpour, his engine threw two connecting rods which narrowly missed hitting Adolf Hitler in his trackside box seat.

[1] DePaolo sang "Back Home Again in Indiana" prior to the start of the Indianapolis 500 in 1971, the only driver to do so as of 2019.