Jimmy Snyder (driver)

Jimmy Snyder (driver)

Jimmy Snyder (1909 Chicago, Illinois29 June 1939 Cahokia, Illinois) was an American racecar driver.

Snyder was part of the midget car "Chicago Gang" with Emil Andres, Tony Bettenhausen, Cowboy O'Rourke, Paul Russo, and Wally Zale. [http://worthyofhonor.com/Inductees/Paul_Russo.htm Biography] for Paul Russo at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame] They toured tracks in the Midwest and East Coast of the United States.

Snyder won the 1937 track championship at the Chicago Armory & Riverview. [http://worthyofhonor.com/Inductees/Jimmy_Snyder.htm Snyder's Biography] at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame] He also set a new track record at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for that season's Indianapolis 500.

Snyder appeared in five Indianapolis 500 events. He won the pole for the 1939 Indianapolis 500, setting another new track record in the process. He finished second in the event.

Snyder was killed in 1939 while racing in an appearance to help a midget car promoter in Cahokia, Illinois.

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