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{{Short description|American racing driver (1877–1915)}} |
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{{About|the early 20th century American open-wheel auto racer|the late 20th century American stock car racer|Harry Gant}} |
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| name = Harry Grant |
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| birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1877|7|10}} | birth_place =[[Cambridge, Massachusetts]] |
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| caption = Grant, circa 1910 |
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| death_cause = [[Automobile accident]] |
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| known_for = [[Indianapolis 500]] |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1877|07|10}} |
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| birth_place = [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], U.S. |
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| death_place = [[Sheepshead Bay, New York]], U.S. |
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| titles = '''Major victories''' <br/> [[Vanderbilt Cup]] (1909, 1910) |
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{{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes |
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| Total_Champ_Races = 23 |
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| Years_In_Champ = 6 |
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| First_Champ_Race = [[1909 AAA Championship Car season|1909]] Lowell Trophy ([[Merrimack Valley Course|Merrimack Valley]]) |
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| Last_Champ_Race = [[1915 AAA Championship Car season|1915]] Providence 100 <br/> ([[Narragansett Park Speedway|Narragansett Park]]) |
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| First_Champ_Win = [[1909 AAA Championship Car season|1909]] [[Vanderbilt Cup]] ([[Long Island Motor Parkway|Long Island]]) |
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| Last_Champ_Win = [[1910 AAA Championship Car season|1910]] [[Vanderbilt Cup]] ([[Long Island Motor Parkway|Long Island]]) |
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| Champ_Wins = 2 |
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| Champ_Podiums = 4 |
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| Champ_Poles = 0 |
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Driving an [[American Locomotive Company]] automobile, Grant won the [[Vanderbilt Cup]] on [[Long Island Motor Parkway]] in 1909 and 1910.<ref>{{cite web |title=AAA Champ Car Race Results at Long Island Motor Parkway |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/tracks/Long_Island_Motor_Parkway |website=www.racing-reference.info |accessdate=September 15, 2020}}</ref> He then competed in the [[Indianapolis 500]] four times between 1911 and 1915. He had his best showing in 1914, finishing in 7th place.<ref name=cup/> |
Driving an [[American Locomotive Company]] automobile, Grant won the [[Vanderbilt Cup]] on [[Long Island Motor Parkway]] in 1909 and 1910.<ref>{{cite web |title=AAA Champ Car Race Results at Long Island Motor Parkway |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/tracks/Long_Island_Motor_Parkway |website=www.racing-reference.info |accessdate=September 15, 2020}}</ref> He then competed in the [[Indianapolis 500]] four times between 1911 and 1915. He had his best showing in 1914, finishing in 7th place.<ref name=cup/> |
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On October 8, 1915, Grant was killed at [[Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn]] when his car crashed during a practice run for the [[Astor Cup (auto race)|Astor Cup]].<ref name=cup>{{cite web |url=http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/index.php/drivers/driver/grant|title=Harry Grant |date= |accessdate=2012-10-06 |quote=Harry Grant was born in 1877 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. When Harry was very young, his father, a mining engineer, was killed in a mining accident in Colorado. As a result, Harry and his brother William were separated and raised by different families. ...|publisher=Vanderbilt Cup}}</ref> |
On October 8, 1915, Grant was killed at [[Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn]] when his car crashed during a practice run for the [[Astor Cup (auto race)|Astor Cup]].<ref name=cup>{{cite web |url=http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/index.php/drivers/driver/grant|title=Harry Grant |date= |accessdate=2012-10-06 |quote=Harry Grant was born in 1877 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. When Harry was very young, his father, a mining engineer, was killed in a mining accident in Colorado. As a result, Harry and his brother William were separated and raised by different families. ...|publisher=Vanderbilt Cup}}</ref> |
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== Motorsports career results == |
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=== Indianapolis 500 results === |
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* {{Find a Grave|64447601}} |
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![]() Grant, circa 1910 | |||||||
Born | Harold Fletcher Grant July 10, 1877 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||
Died | October 8, 1915 Sheepshead Bay, New York, U.S. | (aged 38)||||||
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Major victories Vanderbilt Cup (1909, 1910) | |||||||
Champ Car career | |||||||
23 races run over 6 years | |||||||
First race | 1909 Lowell Trophy (Merrimack Valley) | ||||||
Last race | 1915 Providence 100 (Narragansett Park) | ||||||
First win | 1909 Vanderbilt Cup (Long Island) | ||||||
Last win | 1910 Vanderbilt Cup (Long Island) | ||||||
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Harold Fletcher Grant (July 10, 1877 – October 8, 1915) was an American racing driver. He was the first two-time victor of the Vanderbilt Cup, winning in 1909 and 1910.
Biography
[edit]Grant was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on July 10, 1877. His father was a mining engineer who was killed in a mining accident in Colorado.[1]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Alco_Vanderbilt_1910.jpg/220px-Alco_Vanderbilt_1910.jpg)
Driving an American Locomotive Company automobile, Grant won the Vanderbilt Cup on Long Island Motor Parkway in 1909 and 1910.[2] He then competed in the Indianapolis 500 four times between 1911 and 1915. He had his best showing in 1914, finishing in 7th place.[1]
On October 8, 1915, Grant was killed at Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn when his car crashed during a practice run for the Astor Cup.[1]
Motorsports career results
[edit]Indianapolis 500 results
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References
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Harry Grant.
- ^ a b c "Harry Grant". Vanderbilt Cup. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
Harry Grant was born in 1877 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. When Harry was very young, his father, a mining engineer, was killed in a mining accident in Colorado. As a result, Harry and his brother William were separated and raised by different families. ...
- ^ "AAA Champ Car Race Results at Long Island Motor Parkway". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved September 15, 2020.