Ira Hall

Ira Hall (2 February 1892 Martinsville, Indiana 6 February 1987 Tarpon Springs, Florida) was an American racecar driver. Hall was later elected sheriff of Vigo County, Indiana.

Career award

Career other than Indy

Though Hall had several starts in the Indianapolis 500, his greatest fame was gained on the dirt tracks of the Midwest, primarily Indiana and Illinois. He was widely recognized as one of the greatest dirt track drivers of his era, reportedly winning as many as 100 races in a season on what was known as "the suicide circuit." He was seriously injured in the fall of 1927 at George Rogers Clark Speedway near Vincennes, Ind., Speedway, but recovered to return to racing the next year. One of his greatest rivals was Bill McCoy, from neighboring Sullivan County, Indiana. Like Hall, McCoy was also elected as county sheriff and served his community for many years.

Indy 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired
1928 26 27 96.886 27 21 115 0 Crash T1
1932 35 5 114.206 7 7 200 6 Running
1933 10 8 115.739 10 37 37 0 Piston
1938 37 27 118.255 26 30 44 0 Crash T3
1939 37 18 121.188 27 24 89 0 Head gasket
Totals 485 6

Starts 5
Poles 0
Front Row 0
Wins 0
Top 5 0
Top 10 1
Retired 4


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, April 08, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.