Spencer E. Wishart (December 3, 1889 – August 22, 1914) 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 ...

. He was active during the early years of the Indianapolis 500.

Biography

He was born on December 3, 1889, in

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

. Wishart was killed on August 22, 1914, at age 24 when he clipped another car during a 1914 AAA Championship Car season race in

Elgin, Illinois Elgin ( ) is a city in Cook and Kane counties in the northern part of the U.S. state of Illinois. Elgin is located northwest of Chicago, along the Fox River. As of the 2020 Census, the city had a population of 114,797, the seventh-large ...

. He crashed into a tree. Spencer Wishart is interred at

Kensico Cemetery Kensico Cemetery, located in Valhalla, Westchester County, New York was founded in 1889, when many New York City cemeteries were becoming full, and rural cemeteries were being created near the railroads that served the city. Initially , it was ...

in Valhalla, New York.

Indy 500 results

Images

File:Spencer Wishart Footstone 2012C.jpg, The footstone of Spencer Wishart File:Spencer Wishart Tombstone February 2012.JPG, The tombstone of Spencer Wishart

References

1889 births 1914 deaths Indianapolis 500 drivers Racing drivers who died while racing Sports deaths in Illinois Racing drivers from Philadelphia Burials at Kensico Cemetery {{US-autoracing-bio-stub