John Boling

John Riley Boling (19 November 1895 Bloomfield, Texas – 28 June 1962 Tulsa, Oklahoma) was an American racecar driver of direct Native American ancestry, the first Native American to race in the Indianapolis 500. Boling is buried in an unmarked grave at Oaklawn Cemetery in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Indy 500 results

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Led	Retired
1920	32	14	81.850	20	11	199	0	Flagged
1931	48	24	102.860	33	36	7	0	Rod
Totals						206	0

Starts	2
Poles	0
Front Row	0
Wins	0
Top 5	0
Top 10	0
Retired	1

References

• Jenkins, Richard. http://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/John_Boling. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
• http://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/John_Boling
• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=112890732