Career
After brother Louis emigrated to the United States and earned enough money, he sent for Gaston and Arthur to join him. Driving a Frontenac race car, Chevrolet competed in the 1919, finishing in tenth place while brother Louis finished seventh. Chevrolet broke the dominance of European built cars in the 1920, winning the race in a redesigned Monroe-Frontenac.
In the process, he became the first driver in the history of the 500-mile (800 km) race to go the distance without making a tire change.
Following his May 31, 1920 victory at Indianapolis, Chevrolet raced in several more events. With the coming of winter in late 1920, racing moved to the West Coast.
While competing in the last race of the season on the board track at the Beverly Hills Speedway, Chevrolet was killed when his Frontenac crashed on lap 146 of the 200 lap race.