John Bennett Hill was an American

United States

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 racecar driver active in the 1920s and 1930s. He made 66 AAA

American Automobile Association

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 Championship Car starts capturing 5 wins and 7 poles. He was particularly a specialist at board track racing

Board track racing

Board track, or motordrome, racing was a type of motorsport popular in the United States between the second and third decades of the 20th century. Competition was conducted on oval race courses with surfaces composed of wooden planks...

 where all his wins and poles came. He was credited with 3rd place in the 1923 and 1924 national championships and 4th place in 1926. He started and finished 5th in the 1924 Indianapolis 500

1924 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1924 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 30, 1924....

 in a Miller.

Indy 500 Results

EWLINE Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1920 1920 Indianapolis 500 Results of the 1920 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 31, 1920.... 7 8 90.550 10 17 115 0 Crash T4 1921 1921 Indianapolis 500 Results of the 1921 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 30, 1921.... 17 16 87.750 18 15 91 0 Hit wall 1923 1923 Indianapolis 500 Results of the 1923 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday, May 30, 1923.... 35 18 91.200 16 19 44 0 Crankshaft 1924 1924 Indianapolis 500 Results of the 1924 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 30, 1924.... 9 5 104.840 5 18 176 0 Crash T1 1925 1925 Indianapolis 500 Results of the 1925 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 30, 1925.... 3 13 104.167 15 18 69 0 Rear spring 1926 1926 Indianapolis 500 Results of the 1926 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 31, 1926. "Twenty-eight cars, groomed to mirror brilliance, wheeled in behind Louis Chevrolet and his Chrysler pace car for the start." -Footnotes:... 16 7 105.876 7 12 136 0 Flagged 1927 1927 Indianapolis 500 Results of the 1927 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 30, 1927.... 4 9 112.013 10 28 26 0 Shackle bolt 1933 1933 Indianapolis 500 Results of the 1933 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Tuesday, May 30, 1933. Louis Meyer defeated Wilbur Shaw by a time of 401.89 seconds . The average speed of the race was while Bill Cummings achieved the pole position with a speed of .... 68 19 110.264 30 22 158 0 Rod Totals 815 0

EWLINE Starts 8 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 0 Top 10 0 Retired 7