Hal Cole
Harold "Hal" Cole (born November 20, 1912 in Tacoma , Washington , USA ; † November 12, 1970 in Los Angeles , California , USA) was an American racing car driver.
Career
Cole started in 8 races of the AAA National Series between 19456 and 1951 , with a fifth place in 1948 on the DeQuoin track being his best result. He tried to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 mile race four times between 1946 and 1950 . Three attempts succeeded, in 1946 he was 4th on the grid, in 1950 he had an accident in qualifying training so that he could not qualify for the race. He achieved his best race result in 1948 with a 6th place, in 1947 his vehicle was withdrawn. He also drove numerous NASCAR and sprint car races.
He died of a heart attack shortly before his 58th birthday .
statistics
Indy 500 results
| year | Start number | begin | Agony (km / h) | Result | Round | guide | failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 47 | 4th | 194.263 | 32 | 16 | 0 | Tank leak |
| 1948 | 63 | 14th | 200.168 | 6th | 200 | 0 | |
| 1949 | 14th | 11 | 204.626 | 19th | 117 | 0 | Bearing damage |
| 1950 | 16 | DNQ | 0 | Training accident |
| Legend | ||
|---|---|---|
| colour | abbreviation | meaning |
| gold | - | victory |
| silver | - | 2nd place |
| bronze | - | 3rd place |
| green | - | Placement in the points |
| blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
| violet | DNF | Race not finished (did not finish) |
| NC | not classified | |
| red | DNQ | did not qualify |
| DNPQ | failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify) | |
| black | DSQ | disqualified |
| White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
| WD | withdrawn | |
| Light Blue | PO | only participated in the training (practiced only) |
| TD | Friday test driver | |
| without | DNP | did not participate in the training (did not practice) |
| INJ | injured or sick | |
| EX | excluded | |
| DNA | did not arrive | |
| C. | Race canceled | |
| no participation in the World Cup | ||
| other | P / bold | Pole position |
| SR / italic | Fastest race lap | |
| * | not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered |
|
| () | Streak results | |
| underlined | Leader in the overall standings | |
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cole, Hal |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cole, Harold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 20, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tacoma (Washington) |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 12, 1970 |
| Place of death | los Angeles |