Jack Petticord Explained
Jack Petticord |
Birth Name: | Harold Homer Petticord |
Birth Date: | 21 November 1900 |
Birth Place: | Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
Death Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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Harold Homer "Jack" Petticord (November 21, 1900 – January 2, 1940) was an American racing driver.
Racing career
Petticord drove for the Essex racing team in 1922 and 1923, as well as for the Boyle Valve racing team in 1927. Primarily a dirt track racer, Petticord made starts in both IMCA Big Cars and AAA Championship Car including the 1927 Indianapolis 500. He also served as a relief driver later in that race for Al Melcher and then the next year was a relief driver for Ira Hall. In 1934, he again attempted to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 but failed to do so. He failed to qualify in 1938 as well. He died in Chicago, Illinois and is buried in Highland Cemetery in Wichita, Kansas.[1] [2] [3]
Motorsports career results
Indianapolis 500 results
Year | Car | Start | Qual | Rank | Finish | Laps | Led | Retired |
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1927 | 22 | 11 | 109.920 | 14 | 32 | 22 | 0 | Supercharger |
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Totals | 22 | 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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Notes and References
- http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/PetticordJack.htm Jack Petticord
- Jenkins, Richard. Jack Petticord, Old Racing Cars, Retrieved 2010-06-25
- http://kansasracinghistory.com/BigCars1930s_files/Petticord/Petticord.htm