Howdy Wilcox

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Howard (Howdy) Wilcox (June 24, 1889 - September 4, 1923) was an American racecar driver active in formative years of auto racing.

Born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, Howdy Wilcox led the last 98 laps of the 1919 Indianapolis 500 after starting in the 2nd position. He died in a wreck in 1923 at the Altoona Speedway board track in Tyrone, Pennsylvania.

[edit] Indy 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1911 21 19 — 9 14 126 0 Flagged 1912 9 8 87.200 3 9 200 0 Running 1913 12 20 81.460 15 6 200 0 Running 1914 4 3 90.760 10 22 67 1 Valve 1915 1 1 98.900 1 7 200 5 Running 1916 29 6 93.810 6 7 120 0 Running 1919 3 2 100.010 7 1 200 98 Running 1920 18 20 88.820 12 19 65 0 Engine trouble 1921 10 12 96.000 7 23 22 0 Rod 1922 16 26 86.100 24 27 7 0 Valve spring 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

Preceded by Dario Resta

Indianapolis 500 Winner 1919

Succeeded by Gaston Chevrolet