Cecil Green

Cecil Green

Born	(1919-09-30)September 30, 1919
Died	July 29, 1951(1951-07-29) (aged 31)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	American
Active years	1950–1951
Teams	Kurtis Kraft
Races	2
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	3
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1950 Indianapolis 500
Last race	1951 Indianapolis 500

Cecil Green (né Judge Cecil Holt; September 30, 1919 – July 29, 1951) was an American racecar driver from Dallas, Texas.

Racing career

Green won 34 races between 1948 and 1950 in Oklahoma and Missouri, and bunch more in Texas. He won the 1949 Oklahoma City and Southwest AAA titles.^[1] He won in seven different Offenhauser cars. Green placed fourth in his first Indianapolis 500 in 1950. He finished 22nd in the 1951 Indianapolis 500.

He died in a qualifying crash at Winchester Speedway in Winchester, Indiana in 1951, which became known as "Black Sunday".^[1] Green was a World War II veteran, having enlisted in the United States Army in Houston in April of 1942.^{[citation needed]} At that time he was a married man residing at an unincorporated section of Harris County - the same county where the Houston metropolitan area lays. In the United States Army Green reached the rank of corporal, becoming a Fifth Grade Technician in the Ordnance Department.

Career award

• Green was inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 2003.^[1]

Indy 500 results

World Championship career summary

The Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation. Cecil Green participated in 2 World Championship races. He started on the pole 0 times, won 0 races, set 0 fastest laps, and finished on the podium 0 times. He accumulated a total of 3 championship points.

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Cecil Green". The National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2013.