Howard Hall (racing driver)
Howard Hall (2 February 1885 – ?) was an American early-era racecar driver. Hall competed in the inaugural 1911 Indianapolis 500 in a Velie.[1]
Biography
He was born on February 2, 1885 in Toledo, Ohio to Edward M. Hall.
He was a mechanic for the Chevrolet team.[2]
In 1909, Hall competed in the Portola Road Race in San Francisco.[3]
Hall also served as a riding mechanic, serving with Bob Burman in the 1910 American Grand Prize Grand Prix race.[4]
Hall oversaw the Velie's racing program during the 1910s.[5]
The date of his death is not known.
Indy 500 results
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References
- ^ Howard Hall Career Stats, Indy500.com
- ^ Horseless Age. 1911. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
Hall was formerly Chevrolet's mechanition.
- ^ "1909 Portola Festival Race". motorsport.com. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
- ^ "Riding Mechanics in GP prior to 1925". Autosport. February 4, 2003. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
- ^ "Velies race to victories". March 25, 2002. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
Driver Howard Hall averaged 65.4 mph for the entire 500 miles and even reached 90 mph at times! But the race was called after 7 hours 23 minutes, leaving the Velie and 17 other cars still on the track. Only the first ten received a share of the $25,000 prize money.
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