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George Amick
American racing driver (1924–1959) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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George Reggie "Little George" Amick[1] (October 24, 1924 – April 4, 1959) was an American racecar driver, mainly competing in the American National Championship.[2] He was killed in a crash in a USAC 100-mile (160 km) race at Daytona International Speedway.[2]
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Racing career
Amick began racing in jalopies in the Northwestern United States before switching to midget car racing.[2] He competed in USAC National midgets for three seasons, finishing in the top ten points each season, and won 16 feature races.[2] He totaled 38 wins including the 1957 Turkey Night Grand Prix.[2]
He moved to Indy cars and won three times in 43 starts.[2] In his rookie appearance at the Indianapolis 500 in 1958, Amick was assigned a "lay-down" roadster commissioned by car owner Norm Demler, designed by Quin Epperly, and based upon George Salih's 1957 race-winning design. Amick found himself running a comfortable second to leader Jimmy Bryan with just 20 laps remaining. Demler and his team felt Amick was in a position to catch Bryan and perhaps even win, but decided against pushing their rookie driver into a potentially fatal mistake, and Amick came home an easy second. He was named the 1958 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year.[3]
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Death
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Amick was competing in the only Indy Car race ever run at the Daytona International Speedway and was killed in an accident on the final lap.[2] He is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery in section 235, lot 723 (39.8250392°N 86.179486°W) in Indianapolis.[4][5]
Awards
Amick was inducted into the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 2009.[2]
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References
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