 Frank Lockhart shakes Bill Lindley's hand at Daytona (undated), Courtesy Florida Photographic Collection Frank Lockhart (born April 8, 1903 at Cleveland, Ohio - April 25, 1928) was an American Indianapolis 500 winner. April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ...
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April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ...
1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Indianapolis 500, 1994 The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, frequently shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, is an American automobile race held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. ...
Racing career
Lockhart was raised in Southern California. He became a famous West Coast dirt track racer. Lockhart had a strong engineering and motor building ability that he used to built custom cars throughout his career. Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 3rd 158,302 sq mi 410,000 km² 250 miles 402. ...
1926 Lockhart began his career by being signed as a relief driver for Peter Kreis' eight cylinder supercharged Miller at the 1926 Indianapolis 500. He convinced Kreis to allow him to take some "warm up" laps, and he turned faster "warm up" laps than Kreis (120.919 miles per hour {mph}). He set a new unofficial track record when he turned his first official qualifying lap (a three lap average is used to set a track record). He cut down a tire and crashed on the second qualifying lap. He also had mechanical problems on his second attempt. He slowed down on his third and final attempt, and qualified 20th overall with a speed of 95.780 mph. He moved from 20th to fifth by the fifth lap, and was second by lap 32. Lockhart took the lead from Dave Lewis shortly after a rain delay on lap 72. Lewis and Lockhart battled for the lead for the next 20 laps, until Lewis dropped out. Lockhart nearly stretched out a two lap lead before the rains ended the race. Lockhart became the fourth rookie to win the Indianapolis 500. Harry Arminius Miller (1875-1943) was an American mechanic who ran a race car shop that built and repaired race cars for the Indianapolis 500 race. ...
Indianapolis 500, 1994 The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, frequently shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, is an American automobile race held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. ...
Lockhart bought the car. He later bought a second Miller car, and he set track records almost everywhere he went. He won four more AAA championship events in 1926. The AAA logo The AAA (usually read triple-A, or sometimes three As), formerly known as the American Automobile Association, is an American not-for-profit automobile advocacy and service organization. ...
1927 Lockhart's car was the first car equipped with an intercooler. The intercooler added 8 mph to his speed at his first race at Culver City in March. An intercooler is a device used on turbocharged and supercharged internal combustion engines to improve the volumetric efficiency and increase the amount of charge in the engine, thereby increasing power. ...
Lockhart qualified on the pole for the 1927 Indianapolis 500 in his Perfect Circle Miller. Lockhart led the first 107 laps before he broke a connecting rod. He won five more AAA championship events in 1927. Indianapolis 500, 1994 The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, frequently shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, is an American automobile race held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. ...
Racing career summary In his racing career he set the all-time qualifying speed record at Atlantic City, a record that was first exceeded at Indianapolis in 1960. He raced at 22 board events in his career, with eight wins and fourteen Top 5 finishes. Lockhart is 25th on the all-time lap leader board at Indianapolis
Land speed record
 Frank Lockhart in his Stutz Black Hawk at Daytona Beach (1928), Courtesy Florida Photographic Collection Lockhart took one of his tiny 91 cubic inch Millers out at the Muroc Dry Lakes and set a land speed record of 174 mph. Image File history File links N041944a. ...
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The Stutz Motor Company, later reborn as Stutz Motor Car of America, was a producer of luxury cars. ...
Daytona Beach Road Course was a race track that was instrumental in the formation of NASCAR. It originally became famous as the location where fifteen world land speed records were set. ...
On April 25, 1928, Lockhart combined two of his 91 cubic inch Miller motors to attempt a new land speed record in the 122-183 cubic inch category at Daytona Beach. Lockhart easily broke the world record with a speed of 198.29 mph in his first pass. On his return pass he cut a tire on the Stutz Blackhawk Special, killing Lockhart instantly. April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ...
1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Daytona Beach Road Course was a race track that was instrumental in the formation of NASCAR. It originally became famous as the location where fifteen world land speed records were set. ...
The Stutz Motor Company, later reborn as Stutz Motor Car of America, was a producer of luxury cars. ...
Awards The National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum is a museum for sprint car drivers. ...
External links - Biography at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
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