Harry McQuinn

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Harry McQuinn (December 13, 1905 Nineveh, Indiana – January 1, 1986 Morgantown, Indiana) was an American racecar driver active in the 1930's and 1940's.

McQuinn raced in a Bob Wilke sponsored Leader car midget car owned by the Marchese Brothers from Milwaukee. He raced before the AAA named an official national champion.

McQuinn won 1938, 1939, and 1940 track championships at the 124th Field Artillery Armory in Chicago, the 1937 and 1938 Walsh Stadium track championships in St. Louis in 1937 and 1938, the 1938 Riverview track championship in Chicago, and the 1938 track tile at the Milwaukee Mile. McQuinn won 61 feature races in 1938, which ranked him second behind Wally Zale. ^[1] McQuinn raced in 10 Indianapolis 500 races, with a career best seventh place finishes in 1938 and 1941.

After McQuinn retired, he was appointed the chief steward at Indianapolis, and the head of the champ car division for AAA and USAC. ^[1] He died on January 1, 1986, before he could attend his induction in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame later that year.

[edit] Indy 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1934 63 30 111.067 24 31 13 0 Rod 1935 66 18 111.111 31 33 4 0 Rod 1936 28 27 114.118 19 13 196 0 Out of gas 1937 47 22 121.822 7 29 47 0 Piston 1938 45 25 119.492 21 7 197 0 Flagged 1939 38 32 117.287 32 20 110 0 Ignition 1940 41 15 122.486 19 11 192 0 Flagged 1941 15 4 125.449 4 7 200 0 Running 1946 14 18 124.499 9 13 124 0 Out of oil 1948 65 26 122.154 31 33 1 0 Supercharger Totals 1084 0

Starts 10 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 0 Top 10 2 Retired 7

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Biography at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame