| Wade Morton | |||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Name: | Ward Day | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 19 March 1889 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Franklinville, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Death Place: | Winter Haven, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wade Morton (born Ward Day, March 19, 1889 – February 22, 1935) was an American racing driver.
Morton competed in 17 American Championship Car races from 1922 to 1927 including 7 Indianapolis 500 races (three starts of his own and four drives in relief of others). His best Champ Car finishes were a pair of seventh places on the Beverly Hills and Fresno board ovals in 1923.[1]
He was also a test driver for Auburn and an executive for Meteor Motors. He was credited with designing Auburn's Cabin Speedster but it is likely that Albert Leamy did the primary design work.[2] He died in a road vehicle accident.[3]
| Year | Car | Start | Qual | Rank | Finish | Laps | Led | Retired | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 34 | 24 | 88.000 | 22 | 10 | 200 | 0 | Running | |
| 1925 | 23 | 16 | 95.821 | 20 | 15 | 156 | 0 | Crash BS | |
| 1927 | 41 | 26 | 108.075 | 21 | 14 | 152 | 0 | Crash | |
| Totals | 508 | 0 | |||||||
| Starts | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Poles | 0 | |
| Front Row | 0 | |
| Wins | 0 | |
| Top 5 | 0 | |
| Top 10 | 1 | |
| Retired | 2 |