Frank Lockhart

Frank Stallworth Lockhart (March 5, 1903 or March 8, 1903 – April 25, 1928) was an American racing driver active in the 1920s, considered by many historians to be a legend in the sport on par with Jim Clark, 1960s British World Drivers' Champion. During a "remarkable if all too short" career, Having set a world land speed record at the Muroc dry lake in April 1927, Lockhart was killed during another speed record attempt at Daytona Beach a year later.

Driving career

Lockhart was raised in Southern California. He had a strong engineering and motor building ability that he used to build custom cars throughout his career.

1926

Lockhart's big break came when he was signed as a relief driver for Pete Kreis's eight-cylinder supercharged Miller at the 1926 Indianapolis 500. Lockhart took one of his tiny 91 cubic inch (1491 cc) supercharged, intercooled the smallest-displacement car ever to make the attempt, to set a new land speed record in the 122–183 cubic inch (2–3 litre) class at Daytona Beach. On April 25, 1928, Lockhart's Stutz Black Hawk Special streamliner (named for the Indiana town that was home to Stutz's factory went out of control and tumbled violently across the sand, throwing Lockhart from the car and killing him instantly.

Awards and honors

Lockhart has been inducted into the following halls of fame: Auto Racing Hall of Fame (1965) National Sprint Car Hall of Fame (1990) Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (1999)

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results