Harry Endicott
Template:Infobox racing driver Harry Endicott (June 16, 1881 – September 5, 1913) was an American racecar driver.[1] He was the brother of fellow Indianapolis 500 participant "Farmer" Bill Endicott.[2] He was especially good at road course racing.[3] Endicott was killed in a dirt oval practice crash in 1913.
BiographyEdit
He was born on June 16, 1881, in Frankfort, Indiana[1] to William M. Endicott. He was the younger brother to Bill Endicott.[3]
Racing careerEdit
Endicott followed his brother Bill into racing in 1904.[3] He started racing in the American Automobile Association Contest Board Champ Car series in 1910.[4] Endicott entered two races at the Elgin Road Race Course with a best finish of 8th place.[4] He also withdrew from a race at the Long Island Motor Parkway.[4]
In 1911, Endicott qualified in third place for the 1911 Indianapolis 500 before finishing 16th.[4] Endicott had another third place start in the Dick Ferris Trophy Race at the Santa Monica Road Race Course later that year; he crashed out after completing three laps.[4]
In 1912, he entered and won two AAA races.[4] After starting on the pole position, he won the Wisconsin Trophy at the Wauwatosa Road Race Course; he followed it up with winning the Jencks Trophy Race at the Elgin Road Race Course (Elgin, Illinois).[3][4] At the Elgin race, he wore a leather mask which was rare at the time.[3]
In 1913, he started tenth at the 1913 Indianapolis 500 and finished 21st after completing only 21 (of 200) laps with transmission failure.[4] Endicott raced twice at the Tacoma Road Race Course with fourth-place finishes both times.[4] His last AAA race happened at Elgin where he finished fourth.[4]
He died on September 5, 1913, in Jackson, Michigan, in a motorsport practice accident and his riding mechanic, George Benedict, was injured.[5][6] Endicott's tire burst which caused his car to run into a steam roller.[3] He was buried at Holy Cross and Saint Joseph Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana. His brother retired from racing for several years after his death.[3]
Indy 500 resultsEdit
ImagesEdit
1911
- Harry-&-Bill-Endicott.jpg
"Farmer" Bill Endicott and Harry Endicott
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Harry Endicott". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Endicott To Drive Interstate Entry" (PDF). Indianapolis Star. May 23, 1911. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 ""Wild" Bill Endicott (click on his name)" (pdf). National Sprint Car Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 "Driver Harry Endicott Career Statistics - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ↑ motorsport.com
- ↑ South Bend News-Times
External linksEdit
- Harry Endicott AAA Champ Car Results at Racing Reference
- Harry Endicott at Find a Grave