Joel Thorne
Joel Thorne (born October 16, 1914 in New York City , New York , USA , † October 17, 1955 in North Hollywood , California , USA ) was an American racing driver and engineer.
Career
Thorne took part in a racing car he had designed himself four times between 1938 and 1941 in the Indianapolis 500 , with his best placing in 1940 as fifth. In addition, he made several unsuccessful attempts to qualify for the race. In 1946, George Robson won Indianapolis in a Thorne racing car. After his racing career, he devoted himself to aircraft construction. In 1955 he had a fatal accident with such an airplane. After a risky maneuver, he fell into a residential building. Eight other people died in the accident.
statistics
Indy 500 results
| year | Start number | begin | Qual. (Km / h) | Result | Round | guide | failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 22nd | DNQ | |||||
| 1938 | 22nd | 13 | 194,971 | 9 | 185 | 0 | |
| 1939 | 8th | 20th | 197.014 | 7th | 200 | 0 | |
| 1940 | 8th | 10 | 196,596 | 5 | 197 | 0 | |
| 1941 | 5 | 23 | 191.736 | 31 | 5 | 0 | accident |
| 1946 | 44 | DNQ | |||||
| 1948 | 57 | DNQ | |||||
| 1949 | 81 | DNQ | |||||
| 1950 | 33 | DNQ | |||||
| 1951 | 88 | DNQ |
| 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| WD | withdrawn | |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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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thorne, Joel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th October 1955 |
| Place of death | North Hollywood (California) |