Ira Vail

Ira Vail (22 November 1893 – 21 April 1979) was a Canadian-American racecar driver and auto racing promoter. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Race Promoter

After his retirement from driving, Ira Vail promoted AAA and USAC sanctioned auto racing in the Northeastern United States. From 1925 until 1971 Vail promoted the New York State Fair Championship race at the Syracuse Mile.[1] He nicknamed the race track "The Moody Mile" after driver Wes Moody turned a 100 mile per hour lap in 1970.[2]

Vail died in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Award

• Vail was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in the United States in 1993.

Indy 500 results[3]

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1919 27 10 94.100 22 8 200 0 Running 1921 3 10 82.350 22 7 200 0 Running 1922 1 9 96.750 10 8 200 0 Running 1924 6 15 96.400 15 8 200 0 Running 1925 19 19 104.785 12 20 63 0 Rod Totals 863 0

Starts 5 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 0 Top 10 4 Retired 1

See also

List of Canadians in Champ Car

References

1. "Fourth National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Inductions". National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
2. "Farewell to the 'Moody Mile'". TheStar.com. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
3. "Driver Stats". IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com. Archived from the original on 2016-05-29. Retrieved 2016-07-30.