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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Total Champ Races:1
Years In Champ:3
First Champ Race:1927 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Champ Wins:0
Champ Podiums:0
Champ Poles:0

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

YearCarStartQualRankFinishLapsLedRetired
19272211109.9201432220Supercharger
Totals220
Starts1
Poles0
Front Row0
Wins0
Top 50
Top 100
Retired1

Notes and References

  1. http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/PetticordJack.htm Jack Petticord
  2. Jenkins, Richard. Jack Petticord, Old Racing Cars, Retrieved 2010-06-25
  3. http://kansasracinghistory.com/BigCars1930s_files/Petticord/Petticord.htm