Harold_Shaw_(racing_driver)

Harold Shaw (racing driver)

Harold Shaw (racing driver)

American racing driver (1906–1941)

Harold Joseph Shaw (August 10, 1906 – November 3, 1941)[1] was an American racing driver.

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Career and death

Shaw drove in relief of Willard Prentiss for two laps during the 1933 Indianapolis 500. Shaw wanted to enter the 1934 race but his entry was refused. Primarily a sprint car driver, the 1933 Indianapolis 500 was his only Championship Car experience.

Having won the 1941 Midwest Dirt Track Racing Association (MDTRA) championship, Shaw died of injuries sustained while warming up for a sprint car race at the Johnson County Fairgrounds in Franklin, Indiana.[2][3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Motorsport Memorial - Harold Shaw". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Indianapolis race driver is injured during trial runs". The Kokomo Tribune. Associated Press. October 13, 1941. Archived from the original on 2023-05-25.
  3. [3]
    ""Such a good sportsman," mechanic says of Harold Shaw, victim of track wreck". The Indianapolis Star. November 5, 1941. Archived from the original on 2023-05-25.
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