Howdy Wilcox


Howard Samuel Wilcox was an American racecar driver active in formative years of auto racing.

Biography

He was born in Crawfordsville, Indiana on June 24, 1889.
Wilcox led the last 98 laps of the 1919 Indianapolis 500 after starting in the 2nd position.
He died on September 4, 1923 at Altoona Speedway board track in Tyrone, Pennsylvania in a car crash. He was buried at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis. Wilcox's wife had died the year before. Wilcox's son, Howard Jr., founded the Little 500 bicycle race, which has been held at Indiana University annually since 1951.

Indy 500 results

Starts11
Poles1
Front Row3
Wins1
Top 51
Top 105
Retired5