Johnny Seymour (October 8, 1896 – February 27, 1958) was an American racing driver.[1] Before the First World War, he raced motorcycles,[2][3] and he toured Australia as a motorcycle racer in the winter of 1924–25.[2] Seymour started racing cars in 1927.[2] He suffered serious burns in a 1939 crash in Indianapolis.[2][4]
johnny, seymour, october, 1896, february, 1958, american, racing, driver, before, first, world, raced, motorcycles, toured, australia, motorcycle, racer, winter, 1924, seymour, started, racing, cars, 1927, suffered, serious, burns, 1939, crash, indianapolis, b. Johnny Seymour October 8 1896 February 27 1958 was an American racing driver 1 Before the First World War he raced motorcycles 2 3 and he toured Australia as a motorcycle racer in the winter of 1924 25 2 Seymour started racing cars in 1927 2 He suffered serious burns in a 1939 crash in Indianapolis 2 4 Johnny SeymourBorn 1896 10 08 October 8 1896Escanaba Michigan U S DiedFebruary 27 1958 1958 02 27 aged 61 South Bend Indiana U S Champ Car career7 races run over 10 yearsFirst race1928 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis Last race1936 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis Wins Podiums Poles0 0 0Motorsports career results editIndianapolis 500 results edit Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1928 33 11 111 671 14 17 170 0 Supercharger 1929 38 16 114 307 11 21 65 0 Rear axle 1930 39 18 93 376 31 32 21 0 Crash T3 1934 33 33 108 591 31 26 22 0 Pinion gear 1935 42 27 112 696 28 24 71 0 Grease leak 1936 47 21 113 169 23 31 13 0 Clutch Totals 362 0 Starts 6 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 0 Top 10 0 Retired 6References edit Johnny Seymour www champcarstats com Retrieved 2024 01 29 a b c d Johnny Seymour Leaps from Burning Racer The Escanaba Daily Press May 21 1939 p 7 Retrieved May 12 2015 via Newspapers com nbsp Seymour Is First When Bike Breaks Escanaba Morning Press January 17 1916 p 1 Retrieved May 12 2015 via Newspapers com nbsp Brown Allen Johnny Seymour OldRacingCars com Retrieved 2024 01 29 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johnny Seymour amp oldid 1211700469, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
