Harry Stockman

This article is about the racing driver. For the Northern Irish paramilitary, see Harry Stockman (loyalist).

Harry Stockman (January 13, 1919 – March 23, 1994)[1] was an American racecar driver who raced midget cars. He was born in Yucaipa, California.

Stockman was often based in Arizona and won the CRA Sprint Car race at the South Mountain Speedway, Phoenix, AZ in 1952.[2] Stockman drove for Vic Edelbrock's midget car racing team, driving for the 1951 and 1952 seasons.[3] He was also the CRA champion for the year of 1952.[4] As a side activity, Stockman played hockey with the San Bernardino Shamrocks of the California Hockey League in the 1951-52 season.

He died in 1994 after a period of ill-health. His son Gary is involved in sports cars as well, and is currently the race director at Orange Show Speedway in San Bernardino, CA, where his father frequently raced and tested Edelbrock's cars.[5]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ racingwest.com (retrieved 16 October 2008)
  2. ↑ www.wheelsofspeed.com (retrieved 22 May 2009)
  3. ↑ Madigan, Tom (2005). Edelbrock: Made in USA. San Diego: Tehabi Books. p. 324. ISBN 1-931688-18-4.
  4. ↑ www.scrafan.com (retrieved 27 May 2009)
  5. ↑ www.oldracingcars.com (retrieved 26 May 2009)


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