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{{Short description|American racing driver (1905–1986)}}
'''Harry McQuinn''' ([[December 13]] [[1905]] [[Nineveh, Indiana]] – [[January 1]] [[1986]] [[Morgantown, Indiana]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[racecar driver]] active in the 1930's and 1940's.
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| birth_name = Harry Thomas McQuinn
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| birth_place = [[Nineveh, Indiana]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1986|01|01|1905|12|13}}
| death_place = [[Bloomington, Indiana]], U.S.
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| Total_Champ_Races = 12
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| Best_Champ_Pos = 11th ([[1938 AAA Championship Car season|1938]])
| First_Champ_Race = [[1934 AAA Championship Car season|1934]] [[1934 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]] ([[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Indianapolis]])
| Last_Champ_Race = [[1948 AAA Championship Car season|1948]] [[1948 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]] ([[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Indianapolis]])
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'''Harry Thomas McQuinn''' (December 13, 1905 – January 1, 1986 ) was an American [[racing driver]] active in the 1930s and 1940s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Allen |title=Harry McQuinn |url=https://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Harry_McQuinn |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=OldRacingCars.com |language=en}}</ref>
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McQuinn raced in a [[Bob Wilke]] sponsored Leader car [[Midget car racing|midget car]] owned by the [[Marchese Brothers]] from Milwaukee. He raced before the [[American Automobile Association|AAA]] named an official national champion.


== Racing career ==
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McQuinn won 1938, 1939, and 1940 track championships at the [[124th Field Artillery Armory]] in Chicago, the 1937 and 1938 [[Walsh Stadium]] track championships in [[St. Louis]] in 1937 and 1938, the 1938 Riverview track championship in Chicago, and the 1938 track tile at the [[Milwaukee Mile]]. McQuinn won 61 feature races in 1938, which ranked him second behind [[Wally Zale]]. <ref name=NMARHoF>[http://worthyofhonor.com/Inductees/Harry_McQuinn.htm Biography] at the [[National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame]]</ref> McQuinn raced in 10 [[Indianapolis 500]] races, with a career best seventh place finishes in [[1938 Indianapolis 500|1938]] and [[1941 Indianapolis 500|1941]].


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Born in [[Nineveh, Indiana]], McQuinn raced in a Bob Wilke/Leader Card-sponsored [[midget car]] owned by the [[Marchese Brothers]] from [[Milwaukee]]. He raced before the [[American Automobile Association|AAA]] named an official national champion.
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After McQuinn retired, he was appointed the chief steward at Indianapolis, and the head of the [[IndyCar|champ car]] division for AAA and [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]]. <ref name=NMARHoF /> He died on [[January 1]] [[1986]], before he could attend his induction in the [[National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame]] later that year.


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McQuinn won 1938, 1939, and 1940 track championships at the [[124th Field Artillery Armory]] in Chicago, the 1937 and 1938 [[Walsh Stadium]] track championships in [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]] in 1937 and 1938, the 1938 Riverview track championship in Chicago, and the 1938 track title at the [[Milwaukee Mile]]. McQuinn won 61 feature races in 1938, which ranked him second behind [[Wally Zale]].<ref name=NMARHoF>[http://worthyofhonor.com/Inductees/Harry_McQuinn.htm Biography] at the [[National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame]]</ref> McQuinn raced in 10 [[Indianapolis 500]] races, with career-best seventh-place finishes in [[1938 Indianapolis 500|1938]] and [[1941 Indianapolis 500|1941]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harry McQuinn |url=http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/McQuinnHarry.htm |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=www.champcarstats.com}}</ref>
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==Indy 500 results==

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== Later life ==
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After McQuinn retired, he was appointed the chief steward at Indianapolis, and the head of the [[Championship car]] division for [[AAA Contest Board|AAA]] and [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]].<ref name=NMARHoF /> He died in [[Bloomington, Indiana]] 19 days past his 80th birthday, before he could attend his induction in the [[National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame]] later that year.

== Motorsports career results ==

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=== Indianapolis 500 results ===

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== References ==


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==References==
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Latest revision as of 03:49, 14 March 2024

Harry McQuinn
BornHarry Thomas McQuinn
(1905-12-13)December 13, 1905
Nineveh, Indiana, U.S.
DiedJanuary 1, 1986(1986-01-01) (aged 80)
Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.
Champ Car career
12 races run over 11 years
Best finish11th (1938)
First race1934 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Last race1948 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 0 0

Harry Thomas McQuinn (December 13, 1905 – January 1, 1986 ) was an American racing driver active in the 1930s and 1940s.[1]

Racing career

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Born in Nineveh, Indiana, McQuinn raced in a Bob Wilke/Leader Card-sponsored midget car owned by the Marchese Brothers from Milwaukee. He raced before the AAA named an official national champion.

McQuinn won 1938, 1939, and 1940 track championships at the 124th Field Artillery Armory in Chicago, the 1937 and 1938 Walsh Stadium track championships in St. Louis in 1937 and 1938, the 1938 Riverview track championship in Chicago, and the 1938 track title at the Milwaukee Mile. McQuinn won 61 feature races in 1938, which ranked him second behind Wally Zale.[2] McQuinn raced in 10 Indianapolis 500 races, with career-best seventh-place finishes in 1938 and 1941.[3]

Later life

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After McQuinn retired, he was appointed the chief steward at Indianapolis, and the head of the Championship car division for AAA and USAC.[2] He died in Bloomington, Indiana 19 days past his 80th birthday, before he could attend his induction in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame later that year.

Motorsports career results

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Indianapolis 500 results

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References

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  1. ^ Brown, Allen. "Harry McQuinn". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  2. ^ a b Biography at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame
  3. ^ "Harry McQuinn". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
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