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| death_place = [[Elkins Park, Pennsylvania]], U.S. |
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== Racing career == |
== Racing career == |
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Haupt drove in four Indianapolis 500s - 1913 thru 1915, and also in the 1920 - with his best finish of ninth coming in the 1913. For a period of time he managed the racing activities of [[Erwin Bergdoll]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Allen |title=Willie Haupt |url=https://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Willie_Haupt |access-date=2023-12-24 |website=OldRacingCars.com |language=en}}</ref> |
Haupt drove in four Indianapolis 500s - 1913 thru 1915, and also in the 1920 - with his best finish of ninth coming in the 1913. For a period of time he may have managed the racing activities of [[Erwin Bergdoll]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Allen |title=Willie Haupt |url=https://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Willie_Haupt |access-date=2023-12-24 |website=OldRacingCars.com |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Later career == |
== Later career == |
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[[Category:People from Northumberland County, Pennsylvania]] |
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[[Category:Racing drivers from Philadelphia]] |
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Born | William Edward Haupt July 10, 1885 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||
Died | April 16, 1966 Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 80)||||||
Champ Car career | |||||||
11 races run over 5 years | |||||||
First race | 1909 Founder's Week Trophy (Fairmount Park) | ||||||
Last race | 1920 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
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William Edward Haupt (July 10, 1885 – April 16, 1966)[1] was an American racing driver.
Racing career
[edit]Haupt drove in four Indianapolis 500s - 1913 thru 1915, and also in the 1920 - with his best finish of ninth coming in the 1913. For a period of time he may have managed the racing activities of Erwin Bergdoll.[2]
Later career
[edit]In 1918, Haupt was an engineer for Haupt & Shaffer Co.,[3] and during the Second World War, he worked as an engineer in the aircraft engine laboratory of the Philadelphia Navy Yard.[4]
Motorsports career results
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References
[edit]- ^ "Social Security Death Index". FamilySearch.
- ^ Brown, Allen. "Willie Haupt". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "WWI Draft Registration Card Record". FamilySearch.
- ^ "WWII Draft Registration Card". FamilySearch.
- ^ "Driver Stats". IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com. Retrieved 2016-05-16.