Английская Википедия:Harry Endicott
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Harry Carlyle Endicott (June 16, 1881 – September 5, 1913) was an American racing driver.[1] He was especially good at road course racing.[2] Endicott was killed in a dirt oval practice crash in 1913.
Biography
Endicott was born on June 16, 1881, in Frankfort, Indiana[1] to William M. Endicott. He was the younger brother to Bill Endicott.[2]
Racing career
Endicott followed his brother Bill into racing in 1904.[2] He started racing in the American Automobile Association Contest Board Champ Car series in 1910.[3] Endicott entered two races at the Elgin Road Race Course with a best finish of 8th place.[3] He also withdrew from a race at the Long Island Motor Parkway.[3]
In 1911, Endicott qualified in third place for the 1911 Indianapolis 500 before finishing 16th.[3] Endicott had another third place start in the Dick Ferris Trophy Race at the Santa Monica Road Race Course later that year; he crashed out after completing three laps.[3]
In 1912, Endicott entered and won two AAA races.[3] After starting on the pole position, he won the Wisconsin Trophy at the Wauwatosa Road Race Course; he followed it up with winning the Jencks Trophy Race at the Elgin Road Race Course (Elgin, Illinois).[2][3] At the Elgin race, he wore a leather mask which was rare at the time.[2]
In 1913, Endicott started tenth at the 1913 Indianapolis 500 and finished 21st after completing only 21 (of 200) laps with transmission failure.[3] Endicott raced twice at the Tacoma Road Race Course with fourth-place finishes both times.[3] His last AAA race happened at Elgin where he finished fourth.[3]
Endicott died on September 5, 1913, in Jackson, Michigan, in a motorsport practice accident and his riding mechanic, George Benedict, was injured.[4][5] Endicott's tire burst which caused his car to run into a steam roller.[2] He was buried at Holy Cross and Saint Joseph Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana. His brother retired from racing for several years after his death.[2]
Motorsports career results
Indianapolis 500 results
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Year | Car | Start | Qual | Rank | Finish | Laps | Led | Retired |
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1911 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 16 | 126 | 0 | Flagged |
1913 | 1 | 10 | 76.350 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 0 | Transmission |
Totals | 149 | 0 |
Starts | 2 |
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Poles | 0 |
Front Row | 1 |
Wins | 0 |
Top 5 | 0 |
Top 10 | 0 |
Retired | 1 |
Images
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1911
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"Farmer" Bill Endicott and Harry Endicott
References
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