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John Bennett Hill (May 31, 1893 New York City, New York – December 9, 1977 Los Angeles, California) was an American racecar driver active in the 1920's and 1930's. He made 66 AAA Championship Car starts capturing 5 wins and 7 poles. He was particularly a specialist at board track racing where all his wins and poles came. He was credited with 3rd place in the 1923 and 1924 national championships and 4th place in 1926. He started and finished 5th in the 1924 Indianapolis 500 in a Miller.
[edit] Indy 500 Results
| Year |
Car |
Start |
Qual |
Rank |
Finish |
Laps |
Led |
Retired |
| 1920 |
7 |
8 |
90.550 |
10 |
17 |
115 |
0 |
Crash T4 |
| 1921 |
17 |
16 |
87.750 |
18 |
15 |
91 |
0 |
Hit wall |
| 1923 |
35 |
18 |
91.200 |
16 |
19 |
44 |
0 |
Crankshaft |
| 1924 |
9 |
5 |
104.840 |
5 |
18 |
176 |
0 |
Crash T1 |
| 1925 |
3 |
13 |
104.167 |
15 |
18 |
69 |
0 |
Rear spring |
| 1926 |
16 |
7 |
105.876 |
7 |
12 |
136 |
0 |
Flagged |
| 1927 |
4 |
9 |
112.013 |
10 |
28 |
26 |
0 |
Shackle bolt |
| 1933 |
68 |
19 |
110.264 |
30 |
22 |
158 |
0 |
Rod |
| Totals |
815 |
0 |
|
|
| Starts |
8 |
| Poles |
0 |
| Front Row |
0 |
| Wins |
0 |
| Top 5 |
0 |
| Top 10 |
0 |
| Retired |
7 |
|
