Harry Grant (racing driver)

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.

Harry Grant
Grant, circa 1910
BornHarold Fletcher Grant
(1877-07-10)July 10, 1877
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedOctober 8, 1915(1915-10-08) (aged 38)
Sheepshead Bay, New York, U.S.
Championship titles
Major victories
Vanderbilt Cup (1909, 1910)
Champ Car career
23 races run over 6 years
First race1909 Lowell Trophy (Merrimack Valley)
Last race1915 Providence 100
(Narragansett Park)
First win1909 Vanderbilt Cup (Long Island)
Last win1910 Vanderbilt Cup (Long Island)
Wins Podiums Poles
2 4 0

Biography

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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]

 
Grant winning the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup

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

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Indianapolis 500 results

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References

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  1. ^ 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. ...
  2. ^ "AAA Champ Car Race Results at Long Island Motor Parkway". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
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