| Frank Lockhart | |||||||
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Frank_Lockhart_Indianapolis_1927.jpg) Lockhart in 1927 | |||||||
| Born | Frank Stallworth Lockhart March 8, 1903 Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | April 25, 1928 (aged 25) Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
| Championship titles | |||||||
| Major victories Indianapolis 500 (1926) | |||||||
| Champ Car career | |||||||
| 24 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 2nd (1926, 1927) | ||||||
| First race | 1926 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
| Last race | 1927 75-mile Race (Rockingham Park) | ||||||
| First win | 1926 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
| Last win | 1927 75-mile Race (Rockingham Park) | ||||||
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Frank Stallworth Lockhart (March 5, 1903[1] or March 8, 1903[2] – April 25, 1928) was an American racing driver active in the 1920s, considered by many historians to be a legend in the sport on par with Jim Clark, 1960s British World Drivers' Champion.[3] During a "remarkable if all too short" career,[3] Lockhart won numerous races on both dirt and board tracks, and the 1926 Indianapolis 500. In all, he scored nine AAA championship race wins and two vice-championships in two years of competition.[4] Having set a world land speed record at the Muroc dry lake in April 1927, Lockhart was killed during another speed record attempt at Daytona Beach a year later.[5]
- ^ "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003". FamilySearch.
- ^ "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939". FamilySearch.
- ^ a b Morgan-Wu, Sarah; O'Keefe, James (2012). "Introduction". Frank Lockhart: American Speed King. Racemaker Press, American Racing History Series. pp. ix.
- ^ "Frank Lockhart". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-06.
- ^ Biography at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, Retrieved March 15, 2007