Harry Endicott

Harry Endicott
Endicott, circa 1913
BornHarry Carlyle Endicott
(1881-06-16)June 16, 1881
Frankfort, Indiana, U.S.
DiedSeptember 5, 1913(1913-09-05) (aged 32)
Jackson, Michigan, U.S.
Champ Car career
10 races run over 4 years
First race1910 Illinois Trophy (Elgin)
Last race1913 Chicago Auto Club Trophy (Elgin)
First win1912 Jencks Trophy (Elgin)
Last win1912 Wisconsin Challenge Trophy
(Wauwatosa)
Wins Podiums Poles
2 2 0

Harry Carlyle Endicott (June 16, 1881 – September 5, 1913) was an American racing driver.[1] He was especially good at road course racing.[2] Endicott was killed in a dirt oval practice crash in 1913.

Biography

Endicott was born on June 16, 1881, in Frankfort, Indiana[1] to William M. Endicott. He was the younger brother to Bill Endicott.[2]

Racing career

Endicott followed his brother Bill into racing in 1904.[2] He started racing in the American Automobile Association Contest Board Champ Car series in 1910.[3] Endicott entered two races at the Elgin Road Race Course with a best finish of 8th place.[3] He also withdrew from a race at the Long Island Motor Parkway.[3]

In 1911, Endicott qualified in third place for the 1911 Indianapolis 500 before finishing 16th.[3] Endicott had another third place start in the Dick Ferris Trophy Race at the Santa Monica Road Race Course later that year; he crashed out after completing three laps.[3]

In 1912, Endicott entered and won two AAA races.[3] After starting on the pole position, he won the Wisconsin Trophy at the Wauwatosa Road Race Course; he followed it up with winning the Jencks Trophy Race at the Elgin Road Race Course (Elgin, Illinois).[2][3] At the Elgin race, he wore a leather mask which was rare at the time.[2]

In 1913, Endicott started tenth at the 1913 Indianapolis 500 and finished 21st after completing only 21 (of 200) laps with transmission failure.[3] Endicott raced twice at the Tacoma Road Race Course with fourth-place finishes both times.[3] His last AAA race happened at Elgin where he finished fourth.[3]

Endicott died on September 5, 1913, in Jackson, Michigan, in a motorsport practice accident and his riding mechanic, George Benedict, was injured.[4][5] Endicott's tire burst which caused his car to run into a steam roller.[2] He was buried at Holy Cross and Saint Joseph Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana. His brother retired from racing for several years after his death.[2]

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Images

References

  1. ^ a b "Harry Endicott". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g ""Wild" Bill Endicott (click on his name)" (pdf). National Sprint Car Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Driver Harry Endicott Career Statistics - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "motorsport.com". Archived from the original on 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  5. ^ South Bend News-Times