Leigh Lynch
Encyclopedia
Leigh Lynch was an American
racecar driver, who was active in the years 1906-1910.
at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
. This race which was shorted to 235 miles from its originally-planned 300, due to deteriorating track conditions. This was the final race of the track's first weekend of automobile races, and was also the last race held before the track's surface of crushed stone was replaced with brick. Lynch also started nine other races at IMS
during 1909 and 1910, including a 2nd place finish in the 1910 Wheeler-Schebler Race
. Little is known of Lynch's career outside of his appearances at IMS
. He is known to have earned victories in two hill climb races at Box Springs Canyon in Riverside, California
, and in a 20-mile race at the Mardi Gras Track in New Orleans, Louisiana
.
Galpin, Darren; A Record of Motorsport Racing Before World War I.
United States
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racecar driver, who was active in the years 1906-1910.
Racing Career
Lynch won the 1909 Wheeler-Schebler Trophy RaceWheeler-Schebler Trophy Race
The Wheeler-Schebler Trophy Race was an automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in each of the two years prior to the first Indianapolis 500. The trophy was sponsored by the Wheeler-Schebler Carburetor Company. Frank Wheeler, one of the four co-founders of the Speedway, was also...
at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the Brickyard 400....
. This race which was shorted to 235 miles from its originally-planned 300, due to deteriorating track conditions. This was the final race of the track's first weekend of automobile races, and was also the last race held before the track's surface of crushed stone was replaced with brick. Lynch also started nine other races at IMS
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the Brickyard 400....
during 1909 and 1910, including a 2nd place finish in the 1910 Wheeler-Schebler Race
Wheeler-Schebler Trophy Race
The Wheeler-Schebler Trophy Race was an automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in each of the two years prior to the first Indianapolis 500. The trophy was sponsored by the Wheeler-Schebler Carburetor Company. Frank Wheeler, one of the four co-founders of the Speedway, was also...
. Little is known of Lynch's career outside of his appearances at IMS
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the Brickyard 400....
. He is known to have earned victories in two hill climb races at Box Springs Canyon in Riverside, California
Riverside, California
Riverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area of Southern California, 4th largest inland California...
, and in a 20-mile race at the Mardi Gras Track in New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
.
Sources
Scott, D. Bruce; INDY: Racing Before the 500; Indiana Reflections; 2005; ISBN 0-9766149-0-1.Galpin, Darren; A Record of Motorsport Racing Before World War I.
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