Howard Hall (racing driver) explained
| Howard Hall |
| Birth Name: | Howard Clinton Hall |
| Birth Date: | 2 February 1885 |
| Birth Place: | Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. |
| Module1: | | Embed: | yes | | Total Champ Races: | 2 | | Years In Champ: | 2 | | First Champ Race: | 1909 Portola Festival Race (Portola) | | Last Champ Race: | 1911 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | | Champ Wins: | 0 | | Champ Podiums: | 0 | | Champ Poles: | 0 |
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Howard McFarland Hall (born Howard Clinton Hall, February 2, 1885 – July 2, 1940) was an American racing driver. Hall competed in the inaugural 1911 Indianapolis 500 in a Velie.[1]
Biography
Hall was born on February 2, 1885, in Toledo, Ohio, to Edmund Hall and Jennie McFarland. He was a mechanic for the Chevrolet team.[2] In 1909, Hall competed in the Portola Road Race near San Francisco.[3] Hall also served as a riding mechanic, riding with Bob Burman in the 1910 American Grand Prize.[4]
Hall oversaw the Velie's racing program during the 1910s.[5]
Later life
After racing, Hall returned to Toledo and then moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana. He died on July 2, 1940, at the age of 55.[6]
Motorsports career results
Indianapolis 500 results
| Year | Car | Start | Qual | Rank | Finish | Laps | Led | Retired |
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| 1911 | 41 | 36 | — | — | 17 | 126 | 0 | Flagged |
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| Totals | 126 | 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 | 0 | |
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External links
Notes and References
- http://www.indy500.com/stats/driver/Howard_Hall Howard Hall Career Stats
- Book: Horseless Age . 1911 . 2012-10-03 . Hall was formerly Chevrolet's mechanician..
- Web site: 1909 Portola Festival Race. 2012-10-03 . motorsport.com .
- News: Riding Mechanics in GP prior to 1925 . February 4, 2003 . 2012-10-03 . Autosport.
- Web site: Velies race to victories . March 25, 2002 . 2012-10-03 . Driver Howard Hall averaged 65.4 mph for the entire 500 miles and even reached 90 mph at times! But the race was called after 7 hours 23 minutes, leaving the Velie and 17 other cars still on the track. Only the first ten received a share of the $25,000 prize money. .
- https://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Howard_Hall, Old Racing Cars Retrieved September 5, 2015
