Julian Arthur Ellingboe (8 March 1892 – 23 April 1948) was an American
racecar driver
Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition.
Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organis ...
. Despite competing in six
Indianapolis 500
The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, and commonly called the Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) in Speedway, Indiana, United States, an enclave suburb of Indi ...
races, he competed in few other
Championship Car
American open-wheel car racing, also known as Indy car racing, is a category of professional automobile racing in the United States. As of 2022, the top-level American open-wheel racing championship is sanctioned by IndyCar.
Competitive events ...
events, just a handful of
board track events in 1922 and 1923.
Biography
He was born on March 8, 1892, in
Crookston, Minnesota
Crookston is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is the county seat of Polk County. The population was 7,482 at the 2020 census. It is part of the "Grand Forks, ND- MN Metropolitan Statistical Area" or "Greater Grand Forks".
Crookston ...
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He died on April 23, 1948, in
Creswell, Oregon
Creswell is a city in the Willamette Valley of Lane County, Oregon, United States, located south of Eugene, Oregon. The population at the 2010 census was 5,031.
History
The first store opened at Creswell in 1872, and a town sprang up around it. ...
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Indianapolis 500 results
References
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1892 births
1948 deaths
People from Crookston, Minnesota
Indianapolis 500 drivers
Racing drivers from Minnesota
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