Habe Haberling
| Habe Haberling | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | Harold Francis Haberling June 30, 1927 |
| Died | February 22, 1961 (aged 33) Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida |
| NASCAR Sportsman Modified Series | |
Harold Francis "Habe" Haberling (June 30, 1927 – February 22, 1961)250 mile Sportsman Modified race at Daytona in 1961.
Racing career
Haberling began his racing career in the early 1950s in the
Milwaukee. He returned to Phoenix, Arizona in the late 1950s to continue racing in supermodifieds and raced alongside future Indy legends Roger McCluskey and Don Davis
along with Hank Arnold and Gene Brown.
In 1957, Haberling made the immediate leap into
Modified race at Daytona Beach and finished 13th in the inaugural Modified race at the Daytona International Speedway
in 1959.
Death
On February 21, 1961, Haberling was practicing in his 1955
modified sportsmen
points at the time of his death.
Haberling was survived by his wife, Betty Jean (1927-2009), and their three daughters. He was buried in Greenwood/Memory Lawn Cemetery in Phoenix, Arizona, very close to the graves of two other Phoenix auto racing legends, Jimmy Bryan and Bobby Ball, who similarly lost their lives as a result of auto racing accidents.
References
- ^ "Motorsport Memorial - Habe Haberling". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Daytona Beach, FL. p. 1. Retrieved 2014-08-05.