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| Birth Name: | Howard Clinton Hall | ||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 2 February 1885 | ||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Death Place: | Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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]
| Year | Car | Start | Qual | Rank | Finish | Laps | Led | Retired | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 41 | 36 | — | — | 17 | 126 | 0 | Flagged | |
| Totals | 126 | 0 | |||||||
| Starts | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Poles | 0 | |
| Front Row | 0 | |
| Wins | 0 | |
| Top 5 | 0 | |
| Top 10 | 0 | |
| Retired | 0 |