Joe Boyer
Joseph E. Boyer, Jr. | |
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Boyer at the 1921 French Grand Prix
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Born | St. Louis, Missouri |
May 12, 1890
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Altoona Speedway Tyrone, Pennsylvania |
Known for | 1924 Indianapolis 500 |
Joseph Boyer, Jr. (May 12, 1890 – September 2, 1924) was a co-winner of the 1924 Indianapolis 500.
Biography
He was born on May 12, 1890, in St. Louis, Missouri and grew up in Detroit, Michigan.
At the 1924 Indianapolis 500, Boyer participated in two different cars during the race. In his original entry (#3), he qualified 4th. On the 109th lap he was relieved. His relief driver went on to race until lap 176, when the car crashed in turn 1. On lap 111, Boyer climbed into the car of Lora Lawrence Corum (#15), driving relief for Corum. Boyer charged to the front of the field, and led the last 24 laps in Corum's car.
Corum and Boyer were scored as "co-winners," the first time in Indy 500 history that designation had been assigned. In three previous Indy 500 races (1911, 1912, 1923), the winner had relief help during the race, but in none of those cases did the relief driver finish the race; the original driver got back behind the wheel to finish those races.
He died on September 2, 1924, from injuries sustained in a crash at Altoona Speedway in Tyrone, Pennsylvania the day before.[1][2]
References
Indy 500 results
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Preceded by | Indianapolis 500 Winner 1924 |
Succeeded by Peter DePaolo |
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