Louis LeCocq explained

Louis LeCocq

Birth Name:

Louis Bennett LeCocq

Birth Date:

27 March 1892

Birth Place:

Pella, Iowa, U.S.

Death Place:

Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.

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Total Champ Races:	4
Years In Champ:	1
First Champ Race:	1919 Santa Monica Race (Santa Monica)
Last Champ Race:	1919 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Champ Wins:	0
Champ Podiums:	1
Champ Poles:	0

Louis Bennett LeCocq (March 27, 1892 – May 31, 1919) was an American racing driver. LeCocq and his riding mechanic Robert Bandini were killed in the 1919 Indianapolis 500 after the fuel tank on their "Roamer" ruptured and exploded.^[1]

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Led	Retired
1919	15	25	92.900	24	18	96	0	Crash T2
Totals						96	0

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

Notes and References

News: 3 die in auto race at Indianapolis. The New York Times. June 1, 1919. https://web.archive.org/web/20181001182742/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1919/06/01/97089594.pdf. 2018-10-01. live.