Thane Houser (27 July 1891 Honey Creek, Indiana –23 November 1967 Columbus, Indiana) was an American racecar driver. He was the father of fellow driver Norm Houser.
Primarily a car builder and mechanic as well as a riding mechanic,[1] houser served as a relief driver in the 1923 Indianapolis 500 and 1924 Indianapolis 500 races for Wade Morton and Joe Boyer, respectively. He drove a Miller in the 1926 race and finished 13th in the rain-shortened event. In July of that year he made his only other Championship Car start at Rockingham Speedway in New Hampshire and finished 18th after being black-flagged 15 laps in. His attempt to qualify for the 1939 Indianapolis 500 was thwarted by a broken supercharger on his Duesenberg, but he served a relief driver for Jimmy Gleason for eleven laps. Gleason would go on to finish third in the race.[2]
Indy 500 results
| Year |
Car |
Start |
Qual |
Rank |
Finish |
Laps |
Led |
Retired |
| 1926 |
33 |
21 |
93.672 |
22 |
13 |
102 |
0 |
Flagged |
| Totals |
102 |
0 |
|
|
| Starts |
1 |
| Poles |
0 |
| Front Row |
0 |
| Wins |
0 |
| Top 5 |
0 |
| Top 10 |
0 |
| Retired |
0 |
|
References
| Persondata |
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| Name |
Houser, Thane |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
American racing driver |
| Date of birth |
1891 |
| Place of birth |
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| Date of death |
1967 |
| Place of death |
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