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David Abbott "Ab" Jenkins (January 25, 1883 – August 9, 1956) was the mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah from 1940 to 1944 and was a professional race car driver. He drove the Duesenberg "Mormon Meteor"[1] to a 24 hour average land speed record of 135 miles per hour in 1935. In 1940 Jenkins set the 24-hour record of a 161.180 mph average that lasted for 50 years (until 1990). [2]
Jenkins's interest in motorsports began with racing motorcycles on dirt tracks and cross country. He then became interested in land speed records at the Bonneville Salt Flats.
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