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Bennett Hill

 
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Hill at Beverly Hills Speedway in 1920

John Bennett Hill (May 31, 1893 New York City, New YorkDecember 9, 1977 Los Angeles, California) was an American racecar driver active in the 1920s and 1930s. He made 66 AAA Championship Car starts capturing 5 wins and 7 poles. He was particularly a specialist at board track racing where all his wins and poles came. He was credited with 3rd place in the 1923 and 1924 national championships and 4th place in 1926. He started and finished 5th in the 1924 Indianapolis 500 in a Miller.

Indy 500 Results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired
1920 7 8 90.550 10 17 115 0 Crash T4
1921 17 16 87.750 18 15 91 0 Hit wall
1923 35 18 91.200 16 19 44 0 Crankshaft
1924 9 5 104.840 5 18 176 0 Crash T1
1925 3 13 104.167 15 18 69 0 Rear spring
1926 16 7 105.876 7 12 136 0 Flagged
1927 4 9 112.013 10 28 26 0 Shackle bolt
1933 68 19 110.264 30 22 158 0 Rod
Totals 815 0
Starts 8
Poles 0
Front Row 0
Wins 0
Top 5 0
Top 10 0
Retired 7



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