Albert Francis "Bert" Dingley (August 21, 1885 – April 7, 1966) was an American
racecar driver
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. Having started his career on the
West Coast by 1904, Dingley appeared in a couple of
Vanderbilt Cup
The Vanderbilt Cup was the first major trophy in American auto racing.
History
An international event, it was founded by William Kissam Vanderbilt II in 1904 and first held on October 8 on a course set out in Nassau County on Long Island, ...
races and suffered serious injuries at
Tacoma in 1914.
1909 AAA national championship
After being selected in 1909 as the "driver of the year" by American automotive journal ''Motor Age'', he was also listed as the
1909 national champion by the AAA Contest Board after championship results were
retrospectively calculated in 1927. However, when results were being revisited in 1951 and winners were retroactively awarded for the 1902 to 1908 championships, Dingley was stripped of the 1909 championship, which was instead awarded to
George Robertson.
Death
Dingley died in a nursing home in
Beech Grove, Indiana
Beech Grove is a city in Marion County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city's population is 14,192. The city is located within the Indianapolis metropolitan area. Beech Grove is designated an "excluded city" under Indiana la ...
on April 7, 1966, aged 80.
Indianapolis 500 results
References
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1885 births
1966 deaths
People from Oakdale, California
Racing drivers from California
Indianapolis 500 drivers
AAA Championship Car drivers
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