Harry C. Knight (August 6, 1889 – July 4, 1913) was an American racing driver. He competed in the first two Indianapolis 500 races as well as two "pre-500 era" races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1910, finishing second in a 100-mile race.
In the inaugural Indianapolis 500, Knight swerved out of the way to save another driver who had left the pits with a broken steering knuckle, wrecking his car. Knight was regarded by some newspapers as the "Hero of Indianapolis," and it was said that had he not wrecked, he could have won the race. He had not led the race when the accident occurred. Knight suffered a severe brain concussion and bruises. According to eyewitnesses, the first words he cried were, “I didn’t hit him, I didn’t hit him!”[1][2]
^Martin, Steve (2016-05-28). "Our Past: Quick thinking saves life at Indy 500". Palladium-Item. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
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^"Autoist killed in race at Columbus". The Saturday Evening Citizen. Ottawa, Canada. July 5, 1913. Retrieved 2022-07-11 – via Google News Archive.
^"Two lives lost on the speedway". The Cincinnati Enquirer. July 5, 1913. from the original on July 31, 2018. Retrieved 2022-07-11 – via Newspapers.com.
harry, knight, racing, driver, harry, knight, august, 1889, july, 1913, american, racing, driver, competed, first, indianapolis, races, well, races, indianapolis, motor, speedway, 1910, finishing, second, mile, race, harry, knightbornharry, knight, 1889, augus. Harry C Knight August 6 1889 July 4 1913 was an American racing driver He competed in the first two Indianapolis 500 races as well as two pre 500 era races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1910 finishing second in a 100 mile race Harry KnightBornHarry C Knight 1889 08 06 August 6 1889Jonesboro Indiana U S DiedJuly 4 1913 1913 07 04 aged 23 Columbus Ohio U S Champ Car career7 races run over 4 yearsFirst race1910 Indianapolis Race 6 Indianapolis Last race1913 Columbus 200 Columbus Wins Podiums Poles0 2 0In the inaugural Indianapolis 500 Knight swerved out of the way to save another driver who had left the pits with a broken steering knuckle wrecking his car Knight was regarded by some newspapers as the Hero of Indianapolis and it was said that had he not wrecked he could have won the race He had not led the race when the accident occurred Knight suffered a severe brain concussion and bruises According to eyewitnesses the first words he cried were I didn t hit him I didn t hit him 1 2 Knight and his riding mechanic Milton Michaelis were killed while racing in a 200 mile Championship Car race at the Columbus Driving Park a 1 mile dirt oval in July 1913 3 4 Contents 1 Motorsports career results 1 1 Indianapolis 500 results 2 References 3 External linksMotorsports career results editIndianapolis 500 results edit Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired1911 7 7 30 90 0 Crash FS1912 10 9 75 92 24 23 6 0 Engine troubleTotals 96 0 Starts 2Poles 0Front Row 0Wins 0Top 5 0Top 10 0Retired 2References edit Martin Steve 2016 05 28 Our Past Quick thinking saves life at Indy 500 Palladium Item Retrieved 2022 07 11 Harry Knight ChampCarStats com Archived from the original on September 28 2017 Retrieved June 25 2010 Autoist killed in race at Columbus The Saturday Evening Citizen Ottawa Canada July 5 1913 Retrieved 2022 07 11 via Google News Archive Two lives lost on the speedway The Cincinnati Enquirer July 5 1913 Archived from the original on July 31 2018 Retrieved 2022 07 11 via Newspapers com External links editHarry Knight at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harry Knight racing driver amp oldid 1210115092, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
