Frank Lockhart (racing driver)

Frank Lockhart
Lockhart in 1927
BornFrank Stallworth Lockhart
(1903-03-08)March 8, 1903
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
DiedApril 25, 1928(1928-04-25) (aged 25)
Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
Championship titles
Major victories
Indianapolis 500 (1926)
Champ Car career
24 races run over 2 years
Best finish2nd (1926, 1927)
First race1926 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Last race1927 75-mile Race (Rockingham Park)
First win1926 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Last win1927 75-mile Race (Rockingham Park)
Wins Podiums Poles
9 13 7

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]

  1. ^ "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003". FamilySearch.
  2. ^ "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939". FamilySearch.
  3. ^ a b Morgan-Wu, Sarah; O'Keefe, James (2012). "Introduction". Frank Lockhart: American Speed King. Racemaker Press, American Racing History Series. pp. ix.
  4. ^ "Frank Lockhart". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-06.
  5. ^ Biography at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, Retrieved March 15, 2007