Herbert Jones (racing driver)

L. Herbert Jones (May 23, 1904 – May 28, 1926) was an American racing driver from Indianapolis.^[1]

Herbert Jones
Born	L. Herbert Jones (1904-05-23)May 23, 1904 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Died	May 28, 1926(1926-05-28) (aged 22) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Champ Car career
1 race run over 2 years
First race	1925 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Wins Podiums Poles 0 0 0

Jones drove in the 1925 Indianapolis 500,^[2] one of only 25 drivers in the field, but crashed on lap 69 and finished 19th.

In 1926 Jones attempted to return to the race. However, he clipped the inside wall at the northwest turn on his second qualifying lap on May 27, flipping the car several times and fracturing his skull. He died of his injuries the following day.^[3][4][5]

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1925 29 17 89.401 21 19 69 0 Crash T1 Totals 69 0

Starts 1 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 0 Top 10 0 Retired 1

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References

1. "Herbert Jones". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on 2023-05-16.
2. Reed, Terry (2005). "Turn Four: The Northwest". Indy: The Race and Ritual of the Indianapolis 500 (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Potomac Books. p. 189. ISBN 978-1-57488-907-9.
3. "Driver injured qualifying for 500-mile race". St. Petersburg Times. Associated Press. May 28, 1926.
4. "Injuries in trial spin fatal to race driver". The Evening News. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. May 29, 1926. Archived from the original on 2023-05-01.
5. "ID:49". Crash Photos Database. Archived from the original on 2022-02-28.
6. "Herbert Jones Indianapolis 500 stats". IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com. Archived from the original on 2019-07-31.