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Howard Samuel Wilcox was an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

racecar driver active in formative years of auto racing.

Born in Crawfordsville, Indiana

Crawfordsville, Indiana

Crawfordsville is a city in Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 15,915. The city is the county seat of Montgomery County...

, Howdy Wilcox led the last 98 laps of the 1919 Indianapolis 500

1919 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1919 Liberty Sweepstakes held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 31, 1919....

after starting in the 2nd position. He died in a wreck in 1923 at the Altoona Speedway board track

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...

in Tyrone, Pennsylvania

Tyrone, Pennsylvania

Tyrone is a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, northeast of Altoona, on the Little Juniata River. Tyrone was of considerable commercial importance in the twentieth century. It was an outlet for the Clearfield coal fields, and it was noted for the manufacture of paper products. There were...

. He is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery

Crown Hill Cemetery

Crown Hill Cemetery, located at 700 West 38th Street in Indianapolis, is the third largest non-governmental cemetery in the United States at . It contains of paved road, over 150 species of trees and plants, over 185,000 graves, and services roughly 1,500 burials per year. It sits on the highest...

in Indianapolis.

Indy 500 results

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Led	Retired
1911 1911 Indianapolis 500 The 1911 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, or International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday, May 30, 1911...	21	19	—	9	14	126	0	Flagged
1912 1912 Indianapolis 500 The 1912 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, or International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race, the second such race in history, was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday, May 30, 1912....	9	8	87.200	3	9	200	0	Running
1913 1913 Indianapolis 500 The 1913 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, or International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race, the third such race in history, was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 30, 1913.-Qualification results:...	12	20	81.460	15	6	200	0	Running
1914 1914 Indianapolis 500 The 1914 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, or International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race, the fourth such race in history, was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 30, 1914....	4	3	90.760	10	22	67	1	Valve
1915 1915 Indianapolis 500 Results of the 1915 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 31, 1915.-Notes:1 - Louis Chevrolet is usually shown as American but his application for a US passport reveals that he did not become a US citizen until June 1915...	1	1	98.900	1	7	200	5	Running
1916 1916 Indianapolis 500 Results of the 1916 300-Mile International Sweepstakes Race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday, May 30, 1916.The race is notable because it covered because of World War I, and it was the only Indianapolis 500 scheduled for less than ....	29	6	93.810	6	7	120	0	Running
1919 1919 Indianapolis 500 Results of the 1919 Liberty Sweepstakes held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 31, 1919....	3	2	100.010	7	1	200	98	Running
1920 1920 Indianapolis 500 Results of the 1920 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 31, 1920....	18	20	88.820	12	19	65	0	Engine trouble
1921 1921 Indianapolis 500 Results of the 1921 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 30, 1921....	10	12	96.000	7	23	22	0	Rod
1922 1922 Indianapolis 500 Results of the 1922 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday, May 30, 1922....	16	26	86.100	24	27	7	0	Valve spring
1923 1923 Indianapolis 500 Results of the 1923 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday, May 30, 1923....	25	8	81.000	24	17	60	51	Clutch
Totals						1267	155

Starts	11
Poles	1
Front Row	3
Wins	1
Top 5	1
Top 10	5
Retired	5

External links

Howdy Wilcox at ChampCarStats.com

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