Herbert Jones (racing driver) explained
| Herbert Jones |
| Birth Name: | L. Herbert Jones |
| Birth Date: | 23 May 1904 |
| Birth Place: | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
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L. Herbert Jones (May 23, 1904 – May 28, 1926) was an American racing driver from Indianapolis.[1]
Jones drove in the 1925 Indianapolis 500,[2] one of only 25 drivers in the field, but crashed on lap 69 and finished 19th.
In 1926 Jones attempted to return to the race. However, he clipped the inside wall at the northwest turn on his second qualifying lap on May 27, flipping the car several times and fracturing his skull. He died of his injuries the following day.[3] [4] [5]
Motorsports career results
Indianapolis 500 results
| Year | Car | Start | Qual | Rank | Finish | Laps | Led | Retired |
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| 1925 | 29 | 17 | 89.401 | 21 | 19 | 69 | 0 | Crash T1 |
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| Totals | 69 | 0 | | |
| Starts | 1 |
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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 | 1 | |
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[6] Notes and References
- Web site: Herbert Jones. ChampCarStats.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20230516023818/http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/JonesHerbert.htm. 2023-05-16. live.
- Book: Reed, Terry. 2005. Turn Four: The Northwest. https://books.google.com/books?id=Pzm24e5toEMC&pg=PA189. Indy: The Race and Ritual of the Indianapolis 500. 2nd. Washington, D.C.. Potomac Books. 189. 978-1-57488-907-9.
- News: Driver injured qualifying for 500-mile race. St. Petersburg Times. Associated Press. May 28, 1926.
- News: Injuries in trial spin fatal to race driver. The Evening News. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. May 29, 1926. https://web.archive.org/web/20230501195753/https://www.newspapers.com/article/3430439/. 2023-05-01. live.
- Web site: ID:49. Crash Photos Database. https://web.archive.org/web/20220228151346/http://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/cpdb/crashphotos_view.php?editid1=49. 2022-02-28. live.
- Web site: Herbert Jones Indianapolis 500 stats. IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20190731173718/https://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/events/indy500/history/historical-stats/driver-stats/drivers/herbert-jones. 2019-07-31. dead.
