Hal Robson Explained
| Hal Robson |
| Birth Name: | Harold Robson |
| Birth Date: | 16 August 1911 |
| Birth Place: | York, Ontario, Canada |
| Death Place: | Needles, California, U.S. |
| Module1: | | Embed: | yes | | Total Champ Races: | 15+ | | Years In Champ: | 7 | | Best Champ Pos: | 20th (1948) | | First Champ Race: | 1940 Syracuse 100 (Syracuse) | | Last Champ Race: | 1949 Springfield 100 #2 (Springfield) | | First Champ Win: | 1946 Dayton Race #5 (Dayton) | | Champ Wins: | 1 | | Champ Podiums: | 1 | | Champ Poles: | 0 |
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Harold Robson (August 16, 1911 – July 2, 1996) was an American racing driver active during the 1940s.[1] [2]
Biography
Robson was the brother of 1946 Indianapolis 500 winner George Robson. Hal became a U.S. citizen at the same time as his brother in 1937.[3] He won the first race he competed in following his brother's death - his only career victory.
Motorsports career results
Indianapolis 500 results
| Year | Car | Start | Qual | Rank | Finish | Laps | Led | Retired |
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| 1946 | 48 | 23 | 121.466 | 16 | 25 | 37 | 0 | Rod |
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| 1947 | 52 | 16 | 122.096 | 12 | 20 | 67 | 0 | Universal joint |
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| 1948 | 64 | 18 | 122.796 | 26 | 15 | 164 | 0 | Valve |
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| Totals[4] | 268 | 0 | | |
| Starts | 3 |
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| Poles | 0 |
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| Front Row | 0 |
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| Wins | 0 |
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| Top 5 | 0 |
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| Top 10 | 0 |
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| Retired | 3 | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Hal Robson . 2023-06-30 . www.champcarstats.com.
- Web site: Brown . Allen . Hal Robson . 2024-03-18 . OldRacingCars.com . en.
- U.S., Naturalization Records at www.ancestry.com
- Web site: Driver Stats . IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com . 2016-05-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160529045118/http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/events/indy500/history/historical-stats/driver-stats/drivers/hal-robson . 2016-05-29.
