Hector Victor Honoré Jr. (September 9, 1905 in

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– March 3, 1983 in Pana, Illinois), was an American racecar driver, mechanic and owner.

Personal history

He was born the son of a Belgian father a French mother from in

. Following the death of his father, Hector's mother remarried and the family moved to

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. They eventually settled in the town of Pana, Illinois where he operated a mechanic shop for several decades. He was married and had three daughters. He was brother-in-law of noted Baptist Evangelist Robert Sumner.

Racing career

After a briefly driving his own cars, Honore reached his greatest success as a car owner and mechanic with a number of drivers behind the wheel. His legendary sprint car known as the "Black Deuce" is the winningest sprint car in history.''Stillwater Gazette''
June 12, 2007 story on Sprint Car Hall of Fame

Sprint Car Season Racing Championships

* 1941 - Midwest Dirt Track Racing Association (MDTRA) - Driver: Harold Shaw * 1946 - Midwest Dirt Track Racing Association (MDTRA) - Driver: Cliff Griffith * 1947 - Midwest Dirt Track Racing Association (MDTRA) - Driver: Cliff Griffith * 1955 -

International Motor Contest Association The International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) was organized in 1915 by J. Alex Sloan, and is the oldest active auto racing sanctioning body in the United States. IMCA is headquartered in Vinton, Iowa, and features several classes and ...

(IMCA) - Driver: Bobby Grim * 1956 -

(IMCA) - Driver: Bobby Grim * 1957 -

(IMCA) - Driver: Bobby Grim * 1958 -

(IMCA) - Driver: Bobby Grim * 1959 -

(IMCA) - Driver: Pete Folse Sr. * 1960 -

(IMCA) - Driver: Pete Folse Sr. * 1961 -

(IMCA) - Driver: Pete Folse Sr.

Honored in Halls of Fame

* Inducted into National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum in Knoxville, Iowa in 1991''National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Inductees''
- List of all Inductees * Inducted into Highbanks Hall of Fame in Belleville, Kansas in 2001
- National Midget Auto Racing Museum

References

External links

National Sprint Car Hall of FameNational Sprint Car Hall of Fame Honore Bio
1905 births 1983 deaths Auto racing executives National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductees Sportspeople from Pittsburg, Kansas Racing drivers from Kansas People from Pana, Illinois Sportspeople from Christian County, Illinois {{US-autoracing-bio-stub