Joe Boyer
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| First win | 1919 Autumn Classic (Uniontown) | ||||||
| Last win | 1924 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
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Joseph Boyer Jr. (May 30, 1890 – September 2, 1924) was an American
racing driver, and a winner of the 1924 Indianapolis 500
.
Early life
Boyer was born on May 30, 1890, in
Detroit, Michigan
, the son of Joe Boyer Senior and Clara Libby. He became wealthy due to his father owning Burroughs Adding Machine Company and Chicago Numatic.
Racing career
At the
L. L. Corum
. Boyer charged to the front of the field, and led the last 24 laps in Corum's car.
Corum and Boyer were scored as "co-winners," the first time in Indianapolis 500 history such a designation had been assigned. In three previous Indianapolis 500s (1911, 1912, 1923), a winning driver had been given relief help during the race, qualifying, starting, and finishing in the same car. 1924 was the first time one driver relieved another entirely, and had gone on to win.
Death
Boyer died on September 2, 1924, from injuries sustained in a crash at
Awards and honors
Boyer has been inducted into the following halls of fame:
- Auto Racing Hall of Fame (1985)[3]
- Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame (2021)[4]
Motorsports career results
Indianapolis 500 results
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References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Joe Boyer.
- Altoona Speedway, died at a local hospital at 12:23 this morning.
- New York Times. September 3, 1924. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
Joe Boyer, speed king of the automobile world, went to his death on the ... and veteran racing men said it was a little short of miraculous that the car, ...
- ^ "Joe Boyer". IMS Museum. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ^ "Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame - Boyer Jr, Joe 2021 *". www.mmshof.org. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
External links
- Joe Boyer - ChampCarStats.com
- Joe Boyer at Find a Grave
- Joe Boyer - Motorsport Memorial
- Joe Boyer driver statistics at Racing-Reference