Pete Henderson

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Pete Henderson (born February 18, 1895 in Arran , Ontario , † June 19, 1940 in Los Angeles , California ) was a Canadian racing car driver .

Career

Pete Henderson is one of the first known racing drivers from Canada. In 1914 he went to the USA and joined the top teams there to take part in races on wooden ovals. As Tom Alley's “Riding Mechanic” , he finished fifth on July 4, 1914 in the first 300-mile race on the Sioux City dirt track .

He drove his first own race in the AAA National Championship at Des Moines Speedway in 1915 for the Duesenberg team. In 1916 he was Eddie Rickenbacker's teammate in the Perst-O-Lite team in a Maxwell runner-up in Des Moines. In October 1917 he won the Holzoval race in Chicago. At the Indianapolis 500 , he won a place in the top ten in 1916 and 1920 .

literature

  • Griffith Borgeson: The Golden Age of the American Racing Car , 2nd edition (1998), published by SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers), Warrendale PA, ISBN 0-7680-0023-8 (English)
  • Beverly Rae Kimes (eds.) And Henry Austin Clark, jr .: The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805–1942 , 2nd edition, Krause Publications, Iola WI 54990, USA (1985), ISBN 0-87341-111-0 ( English)
  • GN Georgano (Ed.): Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars, 1885 to the Present ; Dutton Press, New York, 2nd edition (hardcover) 1973, ISBN 0-525-08351-0 (English)
  • David A. Kirsch: The Electric Vehicle and the Burden of History ; Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick NJ and London, 2000. ISBN 0-8135-2809-7 (paperback) (English)
  • Beverly Rae Kimes: Pioneers, Engineers, and Scoundrels: The Dawn of the Automobile in America. Published by SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) Permissions, Warrendale PA 2005, ISBN 0-7680-1431-X . (English)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Butler: theoldmotor.com: Tom Alley At Sioux City
personal data
SURNAME Henderson, Pete
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian racing car driver
DATE OF BIRTH February 18, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH Arran-Elderslie , Ontario
DATE OF DEATH June 19, 1940
Place of death Los Angeles , California