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Ray Harroun. Ray Wade Harroun (January 12, 1879 – January 19, 1968) was an American racing driver and pioneering race car constructor. He is most famous for winning the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in 1911 .
- American
- January 12, 1879, Spartansburg, Pennsylvania, United States
- 1905–1911
- January 19, 1968 (aged 89), Anderson, Indiana, United States
Ray Harroun. RAY HARROUN always thought of himself more as an engineer than as a driver; he was on Nordyke & Marmon’s engineering staff when he drove a special six-cylinder Marmon to victory in the inaugural Indianapolis 500 on May 30, 1911. After complaints from other teams during practice that his single-seat race car represented a safety ...
May 17, 2016 · Ray Harroun, the first winner of the Indianapolis 500, in 1911, was also the first to use a rearview mirror, which allowed him to race alone.
by Michael J. Kollins. Ray Harroun was born on January 12, 1879 in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania. He got his elementary education there, but could not concentrate on classroom work. He built his first car in 1905, and would race anyone who would challenge him. In 1910, Harroun accepted an offer from Howard C. Marmon to design and build a racing ...
Race car driver. (Jan. 12, 1879-Jan. 19, 1968). Born in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania, to Russell LaFayette Harroun and Lucy A. Halliday, Ray Harroun apprenticed as a dental technician and served on a coal carrier for the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War. He then took a job as a chauffeur and found that he had a knack for tinkering with ...
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Sep 23, 2018 · Harroun was a lifelong figure in the auto industry on a number of levels, from designer to test driver to racer to aftermarket supplier. Today, both he and the car he drove--and designed--for his win in 1911, are two of the immortals of American motorsport. Harroun was born in 1879 in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania, not far from the northwestern ...
Sep 10, 2023 · The first Indianapolis 500 race was won by Ray Harroun. He was a man who had experience in a variety of jobs during his life. In 1902, he started building his own type of car. He set driving land speed records in 1903 and 1904. In 1906, he got a job at a Buick plant located in Lowell, Massachusetts working as a test driver.
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