Wally Dallenbach, who started behind Walther in the middle of the seventh row, was 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. Carnegie, who will call his 53rd Indy 500 today. He visited children at La Rue Carter Hospital in Indianapolis, where a playground there was named after him. Art Pollard, American race car driver (b. Art was a good human being; a drivers driver. nationality American born May 5, 1927 hometown Dragon, Utah died May 12, 1973 place of death Indianapolis. 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. You have to anticipate the throttletheres a lag there. He finished in the top ten 30 times, with 2 victories, both in 1969, atMilwaukeeandDover. Make a life-giving gesture Thirty-two cars returned to their original positions. | Retaining walls were raised, catch fences improved and some "trackside seating" was removed. 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. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Fletcher warned Smiley. Second, where was I? May 1973 arrived at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with even more hype than usual, An accident had not killed a driver here since 1973, when Art Pollard died on the first day of qualifications and Swede Savage died of injuries sustained in an accident during the race. placed in ambulances, driving rain hit again. Art Pollard - driver Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. [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]. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Pollock was employed by the WPA Federal Art Project in the fall of 1935 as an easel painter. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. All three major accidents resulted in fireballs. "Probably after me and you are dead and gone, that stuff they'll be racing will be It was an unspectacular run. My left hand was burned so bad that the tips of all the fingers were amputated. May of 1973 was a deadly month at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, earning it the nickname Bloody May. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? He sliced and diced his way up through the field and took the lead from STP teammate and Indy 500 winner Mario Andretti. "What happened - what people saw - was my car hit a tire on Jerry Grant's Eagle and flip high into the air. She also provided a stabilizing factor that he sorely needed, given his drinking and social awkwardness. He died Dec. 27, 2012. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. The message was stressed in the costliest of terms These spiritual explorations prepared him to embrace the theories of the Swiss psychologist Carl Jung and the exploration of unconscious imagery in his paintings in subsequent years. Growing up in the small. Rain hampered practice the first two weeks, delayed the race for 2 days and graciously ended it, on Wednesday, May 30, after 133 laps and 332 miles. Learn more about merges. Caskey is 81 and Green is 85. Krasner, whom Pollock respected as an artist, had already proven her ability to handle his affairs with Guggenheim. 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. Smiley's funeral was held on May 20, 1982 and he was buried in his birth location in Nebraska. Ken Glass, a long-time Roseburg resident, sponsored Arts car until Indianapolis came calling and the rates simply got too expensive. "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. But I didn't have enough muscles to do anything. Patrick owned Patrick Racing, which fielded the winning car, driven by Gordon Johncock. The fingertips on his charred left hand were amputated. From a small hydroplane on Oregon's Umpqua River to micro-midgets and modified stock cars on a half-mile oval in Roseburg, Oregon. Tom Carnegie, you know, the voice of Indy, when he says, after being there 60 years, that dad was the most loved driver among the other drivers, that means more than if he ever won Indianapolis to me. scheduled 200 laps. Art qualified in the field for the 1972 race, but broke his leg in a post-qualifying accident and was unable to race. He first qualified for the Indianapolis 500 in 1967. First published in 2016, this is an expanded version of Art Pollards biography that includes more content and photos. Maybe not to dad, because I think he took the relationships he had for granted, because he was that way though his whole life. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Steve Krisiloff, who started the 1973 race seventh and finished sixth, recalled coming around to take the green flag on his pole day qualifying attempt. "When I first got out, I remember I put on my nice-looking crepe slacks and my good-looking shirts. It was a lot of fun.. Art died inIndianapolis,Indianaas a result of injuries sustained in practice for the 1973Indianapolis500. He was a mechanic and car dealer at the time of his death. He did everything so well. Unfortunately, Indianapolis Motor Speedway was where Pollard lost his life in an accident on May 12, 1973, during a practice run for the Indy 500. For my hands I got a box of sand. His early work depicts landscapes and figures with surrealist elements. "We flipped it over and I didn't want to see him because I knew I had to race. Jackson Pollock died in a car crash in the summer of 1956 at age 44. emphasis on safety. English What I really admired about Bob Christie was that he was such a gentleman on the track. People came to see the storied track's first 200-mph laps. Eventually I began to work with the weights. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? Art Pollard book touches on racecar drivers kindness, humor | (Douglas County Oregon) News-Review | TOM EGGERS News-Review Sports Editor | Nov 25, 2016. [4] Pollard had turned 46 one week before he died. Johnny Rutherford won the pole position. Drivers and crews were taut. Granatelli was the CEO and affable pitchman of the car's sponsor, STP oil products. ", "To me, it was a horrible year," recalled Andy Granatelli. In years since, there has been no final determination on the cause of Arts accident. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. He liked to have fun. It was pole day for the Indianapolis 500, a sunny Saturday bright with the promise of speed. Art was buried in McMinnville Oregon. But he never forgot about his old friends. Pollard's wreck (when he broke his leg in 1972) was a direct result of a broken right rear hub on his STP-Lola. Weve updated the security on the site. Note: Prior to 1965 Artwon 83 championship events in the Western Statesand Canada and became one ofSouthern Oregons biggest stars. It just makes driving at Indianapolis easier. Art won $941.00 for his 14th place finish and Bobby Unser won the race. He was very courteous as a driver, but very strong and aggressive on the trackbut with respect for the other driver.. wrong," said Dan Gurney, himself a driver until 1970 and later an owner and car No one did. Artle Lee Pollard, Jr. (May 5, 1927 May 12, 1973), was an American racecar driver. I'd lost fifty pounds or so. Find the obituary of Art Pollard (1957 - 2019) from Commerce City, CO. Leave your condolences to the family on this memorial page or send flowers to show you care. ". He was an engaging speaker and frequent spokesman. Learn more about merges. It was as if a message were being sent with the relentless rain that delayed, Johncock, who would win again when he beat Rick Mears by .16 seconds in 1982, didn't look or sound happy. At last glance, Granatelli had seen Teran standing alongside McRea's crew chief, Granatelli's son Vince. recalled pole-sitter Johnny Rutherford. cemeteries found in McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. google_color_bg = "ECF8FF"; Turbochargers and bolt-on wings introduced in 1972 resulted in an unprecedented spike in speeds that year. When a race driver is killed on the track the first thing everybody says is,"That's too bad, he was a hell of a guy." In the obituary the next day, his past performances are listed and any other worthy achievements are mentioned. And I looked like a skeleton walking in them because they didn't come close to fitting. MEDFORD, Ore. Among those starting their engines in the 1950s, 60s and early 70s were two Southern Oregon natives, Bob Christie of Grants Pass and Art Pollard of Medford. He hit it head-on with enough force to rip the machine in two Robin Miller, the long-time Indianapolis Star racing writer who now works as an IndyCar reporter for NBC Sports Network and the Speed network, recalled sitting with Pollard on the pit wall early pole day morning. Food And he always made time for both kids and adults!. The neighborhood kids (and dogs) were thrilled! Wordfence is a security plugin installed on over 4 million WordPress sites. He also won the A Dash, the Fast Heat Race, and all three of his 25 lap main events. "This is what everybody feared," ABC's Jim McKay told the worldwide television audience. Failed to delete memorial. The pride of Roseburg and Medford, Oregon had driven his last lap. . with crashes that killed drivers Art Pollard and Swede Savage and crewman Armando Teran He always made time for the people he knew and for the fans, Judy Pollard enjoying Arts race car in their Medford driveway in 1967. //-->,