- Hector Honore
Infobox Celebrity
name = Hector 'Pappy' Honoré
birth name = Hector H. Honoré Jr.
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birth_date = birth date|1905|9|9
birth_place =Pittsburg, Kansas ,United States
death_date = death date|1983|3|3
death_place =Pana, Illinois ,United States
occupation =Racecar Owner Mechanic Driver
salary =
networth =
website =
footnotes =Hector H. Honoré Jr. (
September 9 ,1905 inPittsburg, Kansas –March 3 ,1983 inPana, Illinois ), was an American racecar driver, mechanic and owner.Personal History
He was born the son of a father from
Belgium and a mother fromFrance inPittsburg, Kansas . Following the death of his father, Hector's mother remarried and the family moved toChristian County, Illinois . They eventually settled in the town ofPana, Illinois where he operated a mechanic shop for several decades. He was married and had two daughters. He was brother-in-law of noted Baptist EvangelistRobert Sumner .Racing career
After a briefly driving his own cars, Honore reached his greatest success as a car owner and mechanic with a number of drivers behind the wheel. His legendary sprint car known as the "Black Deuce" is the winningest sprint car in history. [http://www.stillwatergazette.com/articles/2007/06/12/sports/sports400.txt "Stillwater Gazette"] - June 12, 2007 story on Sprint Car Hall of Fame]
Sprint Car Season Racing Championships
* 1941 - Midwest Dirt Track Racing Association (MDTRA) - Driver: Harold Shaw
* 1946 - Midwest Dirt Track Racing Association (MDTRA) - Driver:Cliff Griffith
* 1947 - Midwest Dirt Track Racing Association (MDTRA) - Driver:Cliff Griffith
* 1955 -International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) - Driver:Bobby Grim
* 1956 -International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) - Driver:Bobby Grim
* 1957 -International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) - Driver:Bobby Grim
* 1958 -International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) - Driver:Bobby Grim
* 1959 -International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) - Driver: Pete Folse Sr.
* 1960 -International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) - Driver: Pete Folse Sr.
* 1961 -International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) - Driver: Pete Folse Sr.Honored in Halls of Fame
* Inducted into
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum in Knoxville, Iowa in 1991 [http://www.sprintcarhof.com/Inductees.aspx "National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Inductees"] - List of all Inductees]
* Inducted into Highbanks Hall of Fame in Belleville, Kansas in 2001 [http://www.highbanks-museum.org/inductees.htm "Highbanks Hall of Fame"] - National Midget Auto Racing Museum]References
External links
* [http://www.sprintcarhof.com/ National Sprint Car Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.sprintcarhof.com/FileGet.aspx?ID=231 National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Honore Bio]
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