Harry McQuinn (December 13, 1905–January 1, 1986 ) was an American

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active in the 1930s and 1940s. Born in

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, McQuinn raced in a Bob Wilke/Leader Card-sponsored

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owned by the Marchese Brothers from

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. He raced before the

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named an official national champion. McQuinn won 1938, 1939, and 1940 track championships at the 124th Field Artillery Armory in Chicago, the 1937 and 1938 Walsh Stadium track championships in

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in 1937 and 1938, the 1938 Riverview track championship in Chicago, and the 1938 track title at the

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. McQuinn won 61 feature races in 1938, which ranked him second behind Wally Zale.Biography
at the

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McQuinn raced in 10

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races, with career-best seventh-place finishes in 1938 and 1941. After McQuinn retired, he was appointed the chief steward at Indianapolis, and the head of the

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division for AAA and USAC. He died in

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19 days past his 80th birthday, before he could attend his induction in the

later that year.

Indianapolis 500 results

References

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