Ar row ▁autom ob iles , ▁but ▁after ▁only ▁two ▁years , ▁he ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁Detroit ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁D odge ▁sales man ▁for ▁Cass ▁Mot ors . ▁ ▁Auto ▁racing ▁and ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁ 5 0 0 ▁( 1 9 3 2 – 1 9 3 9 ) ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁T ucker ▁began ▁an ▁annual ▁one - month ▁tre k ▁to ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁Motor ▁Speed way . ▁ ▁Having ▁a ▁heavy ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁race ▁cars ▁and ▁their ▁design ers , ▁T ucker ▁met ▁Harry ▁Miller , ▁mak er ▁of ▁more ▁Indian apolis ▁ 5 0 0 - win ning ▁engines ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁during ▁this ▁period . ▁ ▁T ucker ▁moved ▁to ▁Indian apolis ▁to ▁be ▁closer ▁to ▁the ▁racing ▁car ▁development ▁scene ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁the ▁transport ation ▁manager ▁for ▁a ▁be er ▁distrib utor , ▁over see ing ▁the ▁fleet ▁of ▁delivery ▁tr uck s ▁for ▁the ▁company . ▁ ▁A ▁better ▁engineer ▁than ▁business man , ▁Miller ▁declared ▁bank rupt cy ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁and ▁was ▁looking ▁for ▁new ▁opportun ities . ▁ ▁T ucker ▁persu aded ▁Miller ▁to ▁join ▁him ▁in ▁building ▁race ▁cars , ▁and ▁they ▁formed ▁" M iller ▁and ▁T ucker , ▁Inc ." ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁The ▁company ' s ▁first ▁job ▁was ▁building ▁ 1 0 ▁soup ed - up ▁Ford ▁V - 8 ▁rac ers ▁for ▁Henry ▁Ford . ▁The ▁time