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| Birth Name: | Edward Ames Hearne | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 1 March 1887 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Titles: | AAA Championship Car (1923) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Edward Ames Hearne (March 1, 1887 – February 9, 1955) was an American racing driver from Kansas City, Kansas who was active in the formative years of auto racing.
Hearne was born on March 1, 1887.
Hearne participated in the inaugural Indianapolis 500. He later was a long-time Duesenberg factory-backed driver. Hearne made 106 AAA Championship Car starts and continued driving until 1927, winning 11 Champ Car races and the 1923 National Championship.
Hearne died on February 9, 1955. He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Bolivar, Missouri.
Hearne has been inducted into the following halls of fame:
| Year | Car | Start | Qual | Rank | Finish | Laps | Led | Retired | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 18 | 16 | - | 6 | 21 | 126 | 0 | Flagged | |
| 1912 | 6 | 5 | 81.850 | 10 | 20 | 55 | 0 | Burned bearing | |
| 1919 | 14 | 8 | 94.500 | 19 | 2 | 200 | 0 | Running | |
| 1920 | 31 | 9 | 88.050 | 15 | 6 | 200 | 0 | Running | |
| 1921 | 1 | 4 | 96.180 | 6 | 13 | 111 | 0 | Oil line | |
| 1922 | 15 | 23 | 95.600 | 13 | 3 | 200 | 0 | Running | |
| 1923 | 6 | 14 | 97.300 | 9 | 4 | 200 | 0 | Running | |
| 1924 | 1 | 14 | 99.230 | 14 | 19 | 151 | 0 | Fuel line | |
| 1927 | 16 | 18 | 105.115 | 31 | 7 | 200 | 0 | Running | |
| Totals | 1443 | 0 | |||||||
| Starts | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Poles | 0 | |
| Front Row | 0 | |
| Wins | 0 | |
| Top 5 | 3 | |
| Top 10 | 5 | |
| Retired | 3 |