The two day event was held at the Kearney Bowl in Fresno California. that much more safe.". [6][7], Art Pollard's cousin Brad Pollard and Art Pollard's son Mike Pollard both competed in various types of racing.[8][9][10]. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. He told him he was going to hit 200 mph, or die trying. The rear of the car slipped out in Turn 4, and when Savage caught the car it was
canceled and he and many others on the team went instead to Methodist Hospital to check on
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A crew. [5] Pollard also served in the United States Navy for a time. cemeteries found in McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. "I remember the first time I saw what I looked like. Pollard died in Indianapolis, Indiana, as a result of injuries sustained in a crash during practice on the first day of time trials for the 1973 Indianapolis 500. It was as if a message were being sent with the relentless rain that delayed,
He went to the hospital with Patrick to visit Savage. Art went on to win his first Champ Car race after a wild start (shown above). Resend Activation Email. Please try again later. Art Pollard (born 05 May 1927 Dragon, Utah; died 12 May 1973 Indianapolis, Indiana). It gets to your stomach, to your head.". He would share an apartment in Greenwich Village with Sanford and his wife until 1942. "It was amazing to come back the next year and it was as if people had not forgotten about it, but cleansed it from their minds and were ready for another 500-mile race.". Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. It was like a blanket of fire on the track. From a small hydroplane on Oregon's Umpqua River to micro-midgets and modified stock cars on a half-mile oval in Roseburg, Oregon. google_color_bg = "ECF8FF";
His death hit my family very hard, and to this day we miss him. Kunzman took over Pollard's car for the remainder of the 1973 season. He earned money doing it, but like my mom tells it, it pretty much just broke us even, and we could travel and not go into debt, because he won all the time. Please reset your password. There wouldn't be another on-track fatality at IMS until Gordon Smiley in 1982. |
Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. I went out in qualifying later and set a new track record. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Savage lost control. Walther's
March 18, 1972 - At Phoenix Art qualified 21st in the #11 Quality Racing Scorpion now with a turbocharged Foyt powerplant. He is our most famous son, and whether you were privileged to know him or not you can take pride in the fact that Art was one of us., Our promise to Mike and Judy, and all who all knew him best, is as long as there is a Pacific Racing Association, Art Pollard will never be forgotten, both for the kind of guy he was and for his contributions to the sport we all love so much., (In early 1960s) I felt more comfortable running wheel-to-wheel with Art than anyone in history. And I told 'em: "Goddammit, somebody hit me from behind.". Try again later. It began on this day in 1973 when American race car driver Art Lee Pollard, Jr., died in an accident while running practice laps for the Indianapolis 500. She also provided a stabilizing factor that he sorely needed, given his drinking and social awkwardness. Invalid memorial. Tales
Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. Art's Parents - Artle Lee Pollard Sr. (1903-1964) & Bobbie Marie (Jaynes) Pollard (1907-2000). Pre Race Events 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 2016, Marc Evans, 3. I do not immediately recall the year, but one of our local motorcycle shops hosted him and his Indy car for a promotion. ", "To me, it was a horrible year," recalled Andy Granatelli. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. "That's all you can say.". He explored themes including surrealist navigation of the unconscious and Jungian symbolism. Eventually I began to work with the weights. interrupted and shortened the race. Pollard's was an uncommon touch. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Twelve cars were caught up in the wreckage as Walther's car pin-wheeled down the track upside down, gushing flaming methanol. Art Pollard's story deserves to be told, from his birth to his untimely death. Fletcher warned Smiley. You have to anticipate the throttletheres a lag there. His first attempt fell short in 1966, but in 1967 he qualified to start 13th and finished 8th. If I can find it, I will attach a shot of it in another e-mail. As Judy relates, There is no good way to get the horrible news that your dad has had an accident and died. He hit it head-on with enough force to rip the machine in two
Mud and sodden trash was everywhere. Main
He is believed to be the first driver from Southern Oregon to race at Indy. One of the top athletes probably in the country. Each year it got a little faster and a better car, and then we he started going to out-of-town races, said Green, who was a body shop mechanic for more than 40 years. From a small hydroplane on Oregon's Umpqua River to micro-midgets and modified stock cars on a half-mile oval in Roseburg, Oregon. On Friday Art qualified fastest with a new track record. Walther struggled with addiction to pain medicine after his fiery wreck. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Johncock said. Failed to report flower. June 8, 1969 The STP team showed up at Milwaukee with Greg Weld in the #57 STP Gerhardt Offy and it was a good thing. It was the Golden Era of IndyCar racing. Johncock left the track quickly. Driver Art Pollard was killed in a horrific pole-day qualifying crash. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. At the Brickyard, back in Indianapolis, they always knew him as the kinda guy that looked out for the other drivers. Map
Swede Savage, driver of another Patrick Racing, STP-sponsored car, and Armando Teran, mechanic on a third Patrick/STP car, also died. Pollard never regained consciousness, and his injuries were reported to include pulmonary damage due to flame inhalation, third degree burns on both hands, face and neck, a fractured right arm, a fractured leg, and a severe spinal cord injury. Recent studies by art historians and scientists . ". Racing Accident Of Art Pollard Matthew Cipolla 3.25K subscribers Subscribe 7.6K views 1 year ago INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY He died in Indianapolis, Indiana as a result of injuries sustained in. Pollock was employed by the WPA Federal Art Project in the fall of 1935 as an easel painter. Omissions? There was an error deleting this problem. My other hand - the fingers are at different angles to each other, which you don't really notice most of the time 'cause the hand's not spread open in ordinary circumstances. He was very popular, very quiet, but on the race track, very successful, Carnegie said. "I think
He died in Indianapolis, Indiana in a practice run during the first day of time trials for the 1973 Indianapolis 500. He was so funny, kind, and always put other people first. Just didn't go that way.". A native of Portland, Oregon, Bob Kehoe is a freelance automotive journalist and photographer who wrote his first car column for his high school newspaper. Art Pollard - driver
I am sorry that you lost him at such an early age, but I thought you might appreciate knowing that a while ago, he made a young boys day. He was killed during practice on Pole Day for the 1973 Indianapolis 500 when his car hit the wall and caught fire. 1961 Art Pollard won the 1961 Western States Race of Champions with the 34 Willys racer with a longer chassis and some added body work and a new fuel tank which increased the weight to 2050 pounds. "He came off the wall and almost landed on the front of my car," said Lee Kunzman, whose first Indy start carried him only a few hundred yards. ", Meanwhile in the pits, Teran, an STP crewman, headed toward the accident scene. For the next two years Pollock lived in poverty, first with Charles and, by the fall of 1934, with his brother Sanford. Arts son, Mike, turned away from the flatbed truck he was working on when the radio newsman uttered his fathers name. He went on to qualify for six races, but broke his leg in a qualifying accident in 1972 and had to sit out that race. Foyt, although Foyt then took to teammate George Snider's car. I was a helluva mess at the time but still conscious. The figurative character of works such as Totem Lesson 1 (1944) and The Blue Unconscious (1946) contrasts with the heavily painted, all-over design of Shimmering Substance (1946) and Eyes in the Heat (1946), indicating the range of imagery and technique he employed during this period. Jim Nabors, an emergency fill-in the year before, sang "Back Home in Indiana" again. Bob Kehoes book, Art Pollard: The Life and Legacy of a Gentleman Racer, Chapter 30 May 12, 1973, Lifelong friends respond to Arts fatal accident, May 12, 1973. Please enter your email and password to sign in. His lover, artist Ruth Kligman, was the only survivor of the accident. Its a shame she had to hear about Art over the radio, but thats the way things happen when a sporting event is being broadcast., As Harvel Pollard (Arts cousin) remembers, One of the fellows I coached with for a number of years wasnt feeling well that day. google_ad_channel ="0983136519";
It was just a week after the local heros 46th birthday. Pollard dominated racing on the super modified circuit on the West Coast in the late '50s and early '60s. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. He died living his dream, doing what he loved; and it was a privilege for him to race at that level., Mike Pollard, was working as a steel fabricator for Fred Gerhardt in Fresno, California. Jackson Pollock, in full Paul Jackson Pollock, (born January 28, 1912, Cody, Wyoming, U.S.died August 11, 1956, East Hampton, New York), American painter who was a leading exponent of Abstract Expressionism, an art movement characterized by the free-associative gestures in paint sometimes referred to as action painting. During his lifetime he received widespread publicity and serious recognition for the radical poured, or drip, technique he used to create his major works. Salt miraculously made it back the next year, qualifying in 14th position for the 1974 Indy 500. Over the course of time, speeds have continued to increase but safety measures have
The large wings of 1972-73 were reduced in size. Foyt had already went up that way and had walked back and grabbed a hold of me and said,
A scarecrow.". The chassis dug into the grass and flipped upside-down, slid a short distance and then flipped back over as it reached the pavement again in turn two, finally coming to a stop in the middle of the track. Back then, the Wide World of Sports televised the qualifier, but they did radio updates every 30 minutes, Mike said. A lot of fans - and drivers too - said that Walther blew it. and reduce the possibility of fire. admitted that seeing an old friend's accident kept him on the safe side of 200. "It was my job," he said. It was really impressive, he said. From a small hydroplane on Oregons Umpqua River to micro-midgets and modified stock cars on a half-mile oval in Roseburg, Oregon. In 1928 they moved to Los Angeles, where Pollock enrolled at Manual Arts High School. google_ad_client = "pub-8002195670072149";
Driver Art Pollard was killed in an accident during a practice Driver Swede Savage and mechanic Armando Teran also died A crowd estimated at 250,000 swarmed Indianapolis Motor Speedway's. Approximately one hour after the accident, Art Pollard was pronounced dead. Time trials began on time, at 11 a.m. Rutherford qualified at 198.413 to set a track record and take the pole. "When I finally got out, I was still weak. The owner of this site is using Wordfence to manage access to their site. Jackson Pollock was born in Cody, Wyoming, on January 28, 1912. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. |
Additionally, he has written for other publications including Speedvision Online, DRIVE! This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. "When I finally did come back to racing, the other drivers didn't coddle me about what I'd been through. Rutherford
He was a natural race car driver, Caskey said. "They had everybody stopped there in Turn 4," Johncock said. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. His racing career started in Roseburg racing hydroplanes on the Umpqua River, and micro-midgets at the fairgrounds. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. We got treated terrible until we qualified. The two went to high school together, played football together and even ended up at the same Navy base in San Diego. scheduled 200 laps. Now engineers design and redesign cars and seats and helmets to minimize the effect on
Clouds threatened again but sun broke through and the track dried. Artle Lee Pollard, Jr. (May 5, 1927 May 12, 1973), was an American racecar driver. No one did. placed in ambulances, driving rain hit again. "I thought I was blind until I flipped up my visor. I didn't cry 'til I got back to the bed. The car was demolished. But I didn't have enough muscles to do anything. Its probably more psychological because of the instant response with a gas engine. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Empty.". His work and example had enormous influence on them and on many subsequent art movements in the United States. Verify and try again. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. Cars were on the edge. Death 12 May 1973 (aged 46) Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA. driving through a river of flaming methanol," recalled David Hobbs, now a
Retaining walls were raised, catch fences improved and some "trackside seating" was removed. Art Pollard (Dad) began racing a small hydroplane on Oregons Umpqua River, next micro-midgets, then modified stockcars in a half-mile oval in Roseburg, Oregon. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? He finished in the top ten 30 times, with 2 victories, both in 1969, atMilwaukeeandDover. May 1973 arrived at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with even more hype than usual,
Robin Millers 2016 Christmas Gifts Suggestions including Art Pollard: The Life and Legacy of a Gentleman Racer by Bob Kehoe. His car exploded in an angry orange flash.
Driver Art Pollard was killed in an accident during pole day practice. The impact tore off two wheels immediately, and the wings were also torn off during the slide. "Back then, about the only way to get a better ride, move up the ladder, was when somebody got hurt or killed," Kunzman said. May, 1972 - On May 7th Art Pollard became the 13th member of the 180 . Finally, mercifully, the "72 Hours of Indianapolis" were over. Commerce City, Colorado. clean this time, with Bobby Unser getting a jump on Rutherford, who missed a gear change. He was 46. Jackson Pollock was an American painter who was a leading exponent of Abstract Expressionism, an art movement characterized by the free-associative gestures in paint sometimes referred to as action painting.. Legendary Track Announcer Tom Carnegie says Pollard carried a high level of sportsmanship and driving that attracted fans. There was a problem getting your location. Learn more about merges. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? Nov 13, 1957 - Oct 2, 2019 1970 Indianapolis 500 [ESPN Classic Telecast Version] (Full Race), 5. Upon his death, Pollard's family established the Art Pollard Fund with a $25,000 bequest. Meanwhile, the infield continued its metamorphosis into a bog of mud and stinking
Martin says Bob Christie was a class act in the racing community. All three major accidents resulted in fireballs. First published in 2016, this is an expanded version of Art Pollards biography that includes more content and photos. "I tried to keep an upbeat conversation: 'The seat's here for you, Swede, I'm just
This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Bobby Unser took the pole at 195.940 mph, 17 mph faster than the year before. Later Mike would often recall, You never saw him when he wasnt smiling., Bob Pollard (Arts brother) and his wife, Diane, were also living in California at the time. (Just last week, the wall was fitted with an innovative series of
They carried a full fuel load of 75 gallons. "It really tries on a driver hard. There is a problem with your email/password. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. "He told me, 'Don't go up there,'" Johncock recalled. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). He died of liver failure, attending physician Steve Olvey wrote in his book, "Rapid Response," due to a transfusion of contaminated plasma. Following a stint in the U.S. Coast Guard and a career in the high-tech industry, he turned to automotive writing on a full-time basis, beginning with the Oregonian newspaper in 1994. Links
You will then receive an email that helps you regain access. A TV news report, that included interviews with friends and daughter, Judy Dippell. But for a while I was very depressed. I went out in qualifying later and set a new track record. He didn't get to race in 1972 although he qualfied his STP Lola in 10th spot. The rain came while workers were still cleaning the track. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Armando Moreno Teran - STP pit crewman
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catching its nose and twirling like a propeller a half-dozen times while also overturning. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. But it was his love of adventure that got him into racing stock cars and midgets in the 40s and 50s. You can always change this later in your Account settings. In 1956, Time magazine gave Pollock the name "Jack the Dripper," referencing his unique style of action painting. Art died inIndianapolis,Indianaas a result of injuries sustained in practice for the 1973Indianapolis500. The pride of Roseburg and Medford, Oregon had driven his last lap. Art and his crew started 28 main events and won an astonishing 22 of them., Perhaps his most admirable quality (off the track) was his ability to take a moment of his time and make everybody he talked with feel important. In 1937 Pollock began psychiatric treatment for alcoholism, and he suffered a nervous breakdown in 1938, which caused him to be institutionalized for about four months. Support Small Business by ordering the book from Coastal181: Or order from Amazon.com Print or Kindle: Art Pollards story deserves to be told, from his humble beginnings in Dragon, Utah to his untimely death on Pole Day at Indianapolis in 1973. In 1961, Art won one of his favorite races, The Western States Championship in Fresno Ca. "Terrible. Johnny Rutherford won the pole position. Art Pollard book touches on racecar drivers kindness, humor | (Douglas County Oregon) News-Review | TOM EGGERS News-Review Sports Editor | Nov 25, 2016. What I really admired about Bob Christie was that he was such a gentleman on the track. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. while injuring a dozen spectators. The traditional post-race banquet was
Henry Martin always admired Bob Christie. After his time in Roseburg, Pollard left for Medford and later became a national figure. Art Pollard. from behind at 60 mph and killed him. "This is what everybody feared," ABC's Jim McKay told the worldwide television audience. google_ad_type = "text_image";
It came automatic to him.. Pop-off valves cut boost and the horsepower generated by turbochargers. Teran, a mechanic on Graham McRae's car, sprinted down pit lane to see if he could be of help to his injured teammate. Actor Michael J. Pollard, known for his roles in "Bonnie and Clyde" and "Star Trek," has died at the age of 80. They saw, instead, the fatal first day of the old track's deadliest May since 1937. The car was running smoothly. google_color_link = "0033FF";
Walther clipped Grant's left front tire, and the car jumped violently into the fence,
I couldn't believe it was that bad. He died after driving drunk and crashing into a tree in New York in 1956, at age 44. another driver," Johncock said. Memorial ID. He was a good dad. The total distance covered was 1,450 feet (440m). "Seldom have so many things that potentially could go wrong actually gone
Dallenbach said. Savage hit was moved. Methanol, at 70 degrees, weighs about 6.6 pounds a gallon. Other cars were losing parts. because the 200 mph barrier was within the sights of drivers and on the minds of trackside
Ive often wondered if maybe that was what Art may have experienced., Donald Davidson, Historian at Indianapolis Motor Speedway said, Art Pollard was a great ambassador for the sport of racing. If there is anything good that came about from the 1973 Indianapolis, it was a new
Jackson Pollock lived in New York after moving there in 1930 to study art. Once I got the news I called the hospital, but by then he had passed away. His family lived there for 11 months after his birth, and Pollock never returned to the town. And that was the most impressive thing, Bobby Plump said. He lived with his brother Charles and later in an apartment in Greenwich Village with his brother Sanford and Sanfords wife. "I was down by the pit wall, steering left, and .
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