Joe Nikrent

Joseph August Nikrent (4 August 1879 Detroit, Michigan – 25 July 1958 Los Angeles, California) was an American racecar driver. He competed in four AAA Championship Car races from 1909 to 1913, winning the 1909 point-to-point race between Phoenix, Arizona and Los Angeles behind the wheel of a Buick. He drove in the 1913 Indianapolis 500 behind the wheel of a Case but burned a bearing on the 67th lap and failed to finish. He returned to Indy in 1915 but failed to qualify.[1] He later made land speed record attempts.[2] Indy 500 results[edit] Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1913 32 24 78.890 21 18 67 0 Bearing Totals 67 0 Starts 1 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 0 Top 10 0 Retired 1 References[edit] ^ Joe Nikrent, Champ Car Stats, Retrieved 2010-06-14 ^ Jenkins, Richard. Joe Nikrent, Old Racing Cars, Retrieved 2010-06-14 Persondata Name Nikrent, Joe Alternative names Short description American racing driver Date of bir... (see more)