Joe Cooper (racing driver)

Joe Cooper
Joe Cooper
Born	Joseph Lawrence Hoover; September 18, 1888; New Castle, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	August 7, 1915 (aged 26); Valley Junction, Iowa, U.S.
Champ Car career
	7 races run over 1 year
First race	1915 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Last race	1915 Des Moines 300 (Valley Junction)

Joseph Lawrence Cooper (born Joseph Lawrence Hoover, September 18, 1888 – August 7, 1915)^[1] was an American racecar driver. Cooper was killed in a race in West Des Moines.^[2]

Motorsports career results[edit]

Indianapolis 500 results[edit]

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Led	Retired
1915	18	15	85.550	15	15	154	0	Crash SC
Totals						154	0

Starts	1
Poles	0
Front Row	0
Wins	0
Top 5	0
Top 10	0
Retired	1

References[edit]

^ "Motorsport Memorial - Joe Cooper". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
^ "Two Fatalities Mar Dedication of Des Moines Track Saturday". New Brunswick Times. August 9, 1915. Retrieved November 24, 2014.

External links[edit]

Official Indianapolis 500 race and driver stats.

[mem-1] "Motorsport Memorial - Joe Cooper". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 31 March 2023.

[2] "Two Fatalities Mar Dedication of Des Moines Track Saturday". New Brunswick Times. August 9, 1915. Retrieved November 24, 2014.

[1]

[2]