Bert Dingley

Albert Francis Dingley (August 21, 1885 – April 7, 1966) was an American racing driver.^[1]

Bert Dingley
Portrait from Motor Age, Vol. XXI, No. 22, May 30, 1912
Born	Albert Francis Dingley (1885-08-21)August 21, 1885 Oakdale, California, U.S.
Died	April 7, 1966(1966-04-07) (aged 80) Beech Grove, Indiana, U.S.
Champ Car career
17 races run over 5 years
First race	1909 Portland Race #1 (Portland)
Last race	1914 Montamarathon Trophy (Tacoma)
First win	1909 Wemme Cup (Portland)
Last win	1911 Panama-Pacific Race (Portola)
Wins Podiums Poles 3 10 0

Racing career

Having started his career on the West Coast by 1904, Dingley appeared in a couple of Vanderbilt Cup races and sustained serious injuries at Tacoma in 1914.^[2]

1909 AAA national championship

Dingley was selected as the 1909 "driver of the year" by American automotive journal Motor Age. He gained recognition as the 1909 national champion by the AAA Contest Board when championship results were retrospectively calculated in 1927. However, when results were being revisited in 1951 by negationist sportswriter Russ Catlin, who selected "winners" of retroactively awarded 1902 through 1908 championships, Dingley was stripped of the 1909 revisionist championship, which was instead given to George Robertson.^[3]

Death

Dingley died in a nursing home in Beech Grove, Indiana on April 7, 1966, aged 80.^[4]

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1912 12 10 80.770 14 13 116 0 Rod Totals 116 0

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

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