Joe Nikrent Explained

Joe Nikrent

Birth Name:

Joseph August Nikrent

Birth Date:

4 August 1879

Birth Place:

Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

Death Place:

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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Total Champ Races:	8
Years In Champ:	5
First Champ Race:	1909 Shelter Trophy (Santa Monica)
Last Champ Race:	1913 Galveston 100 #2 (Galveston)
First Champ Win:	1909 Cactus Derby (Los Angeles to Phoenix)
Champ Wins:	1
Champ Podiums:	4
Champ Poles:	0

Joseph August Nikrent (August 4, 1879 – July 25, 1958) was an American racing driver. He competed in eight AAA Championship Car races from 1909 to 1913, winning the 1909 point-to-point race between Phoenix, Arizona and Los Angeles behind the wheel of a Buick. He drove in the 1913 Indianapolis 500 behind the wheel of a Case but burned a bearing on the 67th lap and failed to finish. He returned to Indy in 1915 but failed to qualify.^[1] He later made land speed record attempts.^[2]

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Led	Retired
1913	32	24	78.890	21	18	67	0	Bearing
Totals						67	0

Starts	1
Poles	0
Front Row	0
Wins	0
Top 5	0
Top 10	0
Retired	1

Notes and References

http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/NikrentJoe.htm Joe Nikrent
Jenkins, Richard. Joe Nikrent, Old Racing Cars, Retrieved June 14, 2010