Ora Haibe Explained

Ora Haibe
Birth Name:	Ora Frederic Haibe
Birth Date:	27 September 1887
Birth Place:	Guilford, Indiana, U.S.
Death Place:	Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Module1:	Embed: yes Total Champ Races: 18 Years In Champ: 8 Best Champ Pos: 14th (1922) First Champ Race: 1915 Minneapolis 500 (Twin City) Last Champ Race: 1924 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) Champ Wins: 0 Champ Podiums: 0 Champ Poles: 0

Ora Frederic Haibe (September 27, 1887 – December 10, 1970) was an American racing driver.^{[1] [2]}

Haibe made his first Indianapolis 500 start in 1916, driving a car constructed by auto dealer and driver Swan Ostewig. Ostewig relieved Haibe mid-way through the race after Haibe complained about handling, and finished in 10th place.^[3]

Haibe had a best finish of fifth at the Indianapolis 500, in 1921 and 1922, in a Sunbeam and a Duesenberg respectively. He finished a best of fourth in AAA Championship car races; at Phoenix in 1915, and Uniontown in 1917.^[4]

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1916 9 13 87.080 15 10 120 0 Running 1919 17 26 92.800 25 14 200 0 Running 1921 16 13 93.500 10 5 200 0 Running 1922 31 14 92.900 18 5 200 0 Running 1924 31 17 92.810 18 15 182 0 Flagged Totals 902 0

Starts 5 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 2 Top 10 3 Retired 0

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ora Haibe at Indy 500 High-Res Professional Motorsports Photography. www.motorsport.com. en. 2019-11-14.
2. Web site: Driver Ora Haibe Career Statistics - Racing-Reference.info. www.racing-reference.info. 2019-11-14.
3. Web site: Sven Fredriksen Ostewig . 2024-01-03 . sv-SE.
4. Web site: Ora Haibe . 2024-01-03 . www.champcarstats.com.