Lewis Henry Moore (September 12, 1904 – March 25, 1956) was an American racing driver and team owner. He was most known during his racing career for qualifying on the pole position for the 1932 Indianapolis 500. He was a five-time Indianapolis 500 winning owner, a record which stood until 1987.
Moore was born in Oklahoma Territory on September 12, 1904. He moved with his family to California at a young age. He started his career on the dirt tracks of California in 1923. In 1926, he won 18 feature races out of 23 starts and had been in the lead of the other 5 when equipment failed.[1] He drove in the Indianapolis 500 from 1928 to 1936. He finished second in 1928, started on the pole in 1932, and finished 3rd in 1933 and 1934. He also drove in the 1934 Tripoli Grand Prix, starting 10th and finishing 7th.[2]
Team ownershipedit
After his driving career ended in 1936, Moore became a competitive car owner. Moore-owned entries won the Indianapolis 500 five times: in 1938, 1941, 1947, 1948, and 1949. The final three from 1947-1949 was the first of to-date two occasions to see three consecutive victories by an owner. Drivers of Moore-owned cars included Mauri Rose, Bill Holland, Floyd Roberts, Tony Bettenhausen, Floyd Davis, Lee Wallard, George Connor and Cliff Bergere. Moore earned a reputation as a hard-nosed team owner who expected his drivers to follow orders. In 1949, Bill Holland led comfortably in one of the Blue Crown cars while Mauri Rose, in the other team car, gradually raised the race pace in preparation for a late-race challenge. Car owner Moore recognized what was happening and hung out the "HOLD POS" sign. Holland complied and eased off, but Rose ignored the signal, and with just eight laps to go, broke a magneto strap and retired. Holland cruised to an easy win and when Rose arrived back at the pits, Moore fired him on the spot.[3]
After racingedit
Moore retired from racing as an owner in 1953 following the on-track death of his friend, Chet Miller. In September 1955, Moore was put in charge of Pontiac's racing division. On March 25, 1956, Moore was taken to the hospital after complaining of a massive headache. He was pronounced dead shortly thereafter due to a brain hemorrhage.[4]
moore, lewis, henry, moore, september, 1904, march, 1956, american, racing, driver, team, owner, most, known, during, racing, career, qualifying, pole, position, 1932, indianapolis, five, time, indianapolis, winning, owner, record, which, stood, until, 1987, b. Lewis Henry Moore September 12 1904 March 25 1956 was an American racing driver and team owner He was most known during his racing career for qualifying on the pole position for the 1932 Indianapolis 500 He was a five time Indianapolis 500 winning owner a record which stood until 1987 Lou MooreBornLewis Henry Moore 1904 09 12 September 12 1904Hinton Oklahoma Territory U S DiedMarch 25 1956 1956 03 25 aged 51 Atlanta Georgia U S Champ Car career25 races run over 10 yearsBest finish2nd 1933 First race1928 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis Last race1936 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis First win1931 Altoona 100 Altoona Last win1931 Syracuse 100 Syracuse Wins Podiums Poles2 8 3 Contents 1 Early life and racing career 2 Team ownership 3 After racing 4 Motorsports career results 4 1 Indianapolis 500 results 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and racing career editMoore was born in Oklahoma Territory on September 12 1904 He moved with his family to California at a young age He started his career on the dirt tracks of California in 1923 In 1926 he won 18 feature races out of 23 starts and had been in the lead of the other 5 when equipment failed 1 He drove in the Indianapolis 500 from 1928 to 1936 He finished second in 1928 started on the pole in 1932 and finished 3rd in 1933 and 1934 He also drove in the 1934 Tripoli Grand Prix starting 10th and finishing 7th 2 Team ownership editAfter his driving career ended in 1936 Moore became a competitive car owner Moore owned entries won the Indianapolis 500 five times in 1938 1941 1947 1948 and 1949 The final three from 1947 1949 was the first of to date two occasions to see three consecutive victories by an owner Drivers of Moore owned cars included Mauri Rose Bill Holland Floyd Roberts Tony Bettenhausen Floyd Davis Lee Wallard George Connor and Cliff Bergere Moore earned a reputation as a hard nosed team owner who expected his drivers to follow orders In 1949 Bill Holland led comfortably in one of the Blue Crown cars while Mauri Rose in the other team car gradually raised the race pace in preparation for a late race challenge Car owner Moore recognized what was happening and hung out the HOLD POS sign Holland complied and eased off but Rose ignored the signal and with just eight laps to go broke a magneto strap and retired Holland cruised to an easy win and when Rose arrived back at the pits Moore fired him on the spot 3 After racing editMoore retired from racing as an owner in 1953 following the on track death of his friend Chet Miller In September 1955 Moore was put in charge of Pontiac s racing division On March 25 1956 Moore was taken to the hospital after complaining of a massive headache He was pronounced dead shortly thereafter due to a brain hemorrhage 4 Motorsports career results editIndianapolis 500 results edit Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1928 28 8 113 826 8 2 200 0 Running 1929 3 13 110 677 20 13 198 22 Rod 1930 14 12 99 867 20 29 23 0 Crash T3 1931 14 38 103 725 31 26 103 0 Differential 1932 8 1 117 363 1 25 79 1 Timing gear 1933 37 4 117 843 4 3 200 0 Running 1934 2 20 113 442 16 3 200 0 Running 1935 7 23 114 180 22 18 116 0 Rod 1936 32 29 113 996 20 17 185 0 Out of gas Totals 1304 23 Starts 9 Poles 1 Front Row 1 Wins 0 Top 5 3 Top 10 3 Retired 6References edit O Reilly Don Indy 500 Hall of Fame 24th in a Series Indianapolis Star 1957 Galpin Darren 1934 Grands Prix The GEL Motorsport Information Page Archived from the original on 2012 02 04 Retrieved 2012 10 20 Career Summary Maurice Mauri Rose www snaplap net Retrieved June 4 2020 Lou Moore Owner of 5 500 Mile Winners Dies Indianapolis Star Indianapolis 26 March 1956 Retrieved 2019 12 14 External links editLou Moore at Find a Grave Champ Car Stats profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lou Moore amp oldid 1200176512, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
