- Leroy Warriner
Leroy Warriner (
March 1 ,1919 -January 2 ,2003 ) was an American racing driver fromIndianapolis who attempted to qualify for theIndianapolis 500 every year from 1951 to 1958 without succeeding. Warriner only managed to qualify for a singleChampionship Car race, the September 1953 race at theIndiana State Fairgrounds where he started and finished 18th. He retired from racing in 1962 then owned theIndianapolis Speeddrome withGene Hartley until 1977. [Jenkins, Richard, [http://www.oldracingcars.com/drivers/watn/?lastname=Warriner&firstname=Leroy Leroy Warriner] , OldRacingCars.com, January 24, 2003] An accomplishedmidget car racer, he was inducted into theNational Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame .References
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* [http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/WarrinerLeroy.htm Leroy Warriner stats at ChampCarStats.com]
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