Joe Nikrent

Joseph August Nikrent (4 August 1879 in Detroit, Michigan – 25 July 1958 in Los Angeles, California) was an American racecar driver. He competed in four AAA Championship Car races from 1909 to 1913, winning the 1909 point-to-point race between Phoenix, Arizona and Los Angeles behind the wheel of a Buick. He drove in the 1913 Indianapolis 500 behind the wheel of a Case but burned a bearing on the 67th lap and failed to finish. He returned to Indy in 1915 but failed to qualify.[1] He later made land speed record attempts.[2]

Joe Nikrent in 1911

Indy 500 results

gollark: Bad addition #1258910256: if you use the hypothetical Aria BSA on a celestial the multiclutch may be up to 16 eggs in size.
gollark: Cool idea.
gollark: I think it's mostly because multiclutch.
gollark: Other entry:https://dragcave.net/lineage/qGQ97
gollark: I've offered a generic mint on it, hopefully I'll get this to add to my collection of "seriously this lineage is weird".

References

  1. Joe Nikrent, Champ Car Stats, Retrieved 2010-06-14
  2. Jenkins, Richard. Joe Nikrent, Old Racing Cars, Retrieved 2010-06-14


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