Leigh Lynch was an American racecar driver, who was active in the years 1906-1910.
Racing career
Lynch won the 1909
Wheeler-Schebler Trophy Race The Wheeler-Schebler Trophy Race was an automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in each of the two years prior to the first Indianapolis 500. The trophy was sponsored by the Wheeler-Schebler Carburetor Company. Frank Wheeler, one ...
at the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is an automobile racing circuit located in Speedway, Indiana, an enclave suburb of Indianapolis, Indiana. It is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Verizon 200, and and formerly the home of the United State ...
(IMS). This race which was shortened to from its originally-planned , due to deteriorating track conditions. This was the final race of the track's first weekend of automobile races, and was also the last race held before the track's surface of crushed stone was replaced with brick. Lynch also started nine other races at IMS during 1909 and 1910, including a second-place finish in the 1910 Wheeler-Schebler Race. Little is known of Lynch's career outside of his appearances at IMS. He is known to have earned victories in two hill climb races at Box Springs Canyon in
Riverside, California
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, and in a race at the Mardi Gras Track in
.
Sources
* Scott, D. Bruce; ''INDY: Racing Before the 500''; Indiana Reflections; 2005; .
*Galpin, Darren; ''A Record of Motorsport Racing Before World War I.''
*http://www.motorsport.com/stats
*http://www.champcarstats.com
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American racing drivers
Sports in Riverside, California