Harry McQuinn
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| Born | Harry Thomas McQuinn December 13, 1905 Champ Car career | ||||||
| 12 races run over 11 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 11th (1938) | ||||||
| First race | 1934 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
| Last race | 1948 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
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Harry Thomas McQuinn (December 13, 1905 – January 1, 1986 ) was an American
racing driver active in the 1930s and 1940s.[1]
Racing career
Born in
named an official national champion.McQuinn won 1938, 1939, and 1940 track championships at the
St. Louis in 1937 and 1938, the 1938 Riverview track championship in Chicago, and the 1938 track title at the Milwaukee Mile. McQuinn won 61 feature races in 1938, which ranked him second behind Wally Zale.[2] McQuinn raced in 10 Indianapolis 500 races, with career-best seventh-place finishes in 1938 and 1941.[3]
Later life
After McQuinn retired, he was appointed the chief steward at Indianapolis, and the head of the
USAC.[2] He died in Bloomington, Indiana 19 days past his 80th birthday, before he could attend his induction in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame
later that year.
Motorsports career results
Indianapolis 500 results
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References
- ^ Brown, Allen. "Harry McQuinn". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ a b Biography at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame
- ^ "Harry McQuinn". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2024-03-14.