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|name = Elmer George |nationality = {{flagicon|USA}} American |birth_date = {{birth date|1928|07|15}} |birth_place = Hockerville, Oklahoma, U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|1976|05|31|1928|07|15}} |death_place = Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. |Years = {{F1|1955}}, {{F1|1957}}–{{F1|1958}} |Team(s) = Kuzma, Kurtis Kraft, Schroeder |Races = 3 (1 start) |Championships = 0 |Wins = 0 |Podiums = 0 |Points = 0 |Poles = 0 |Fastest laps = 0 |First race = 1955 Indianapolis 500 |First win = |Last win = |Last race = 1958 Indianapolis 500 }} Elmer Ray George (July 15, 1928 – May 31, 1976)[1] was an American race car driver. Born in Hockerville, Oklahoma, George died in Terre Haute, Indiana. He drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1956–1963 seasons with 64 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in 1957, 1962, and 1963.[2] He finished in the top ten 36 times, with one victory, in 1957 at Syracuse. George was also the 1957 USAC Sprint Car Series champion. Indianapolis 500 results{{col-begin|width=auto}}{{col-break}}
World Championship career summaryThe Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation. George participated in the 1957 Indianapolis 500, his only World Championship race. He finished 33rd and did not accumulate any championship points. 1962 Bobby Ball Memorial raceOn November 18, 1962, George suffered cuts and a left shoulder injury in a USAC Champ Car race held at the Arizona State Fairgrounds. Having hit another car's bumper, George lost control of his HOW Special, hit the guard rail before the grandstand, slid and headed towards the stands where he broke through a chain-link fence, landing upside down. 22 spectators were injured as a result.[3] PersonalElmer George was married to Mari Hulman George, daughter of Tony Hulman, owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.[4] Elmer and Mari had three daughters and one son, Tony George, founder of the Indy Racing League, and Ex-CEO of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Elmer had two children from a previous marriage, Joseph F. George and Carolyn Coffey. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, George was the director of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network.[5] On May 3, 1976, Mari filed for divorce.[6] On the day of the 1976 Indianapolis 500 (May 30, 1976), Elmer George argued by telephone with Guy Trolinger, a horse trainer at the family farm near Terre Haute, and Mari's alleged boyfriend.[6] After the race, George drove to the farm, broke into the house and confronted Trolinger, then around 1:00 a.m., gunfire broke out, and George was shot and killed as a result of multiple gunshot wounds.[6][7] A grand jury ruled that Trolinger killed George in self-defense at which charges were dropped.[6][8] AwardHe was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 2005. References1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.chicanef1.com/indiv.pl?name=Elmer%20George|title=Elmer George |work=Chicane F1 |accessdate=15 July 2017}} {{DEFAULTSORT:George, Elmer}}2. ^{{cite episode|series=The Talk of Gasoline Alley|serieslink=Donald Davidson (historian)|station=WFNI|airdate=May 2, 2012}} 3. ^{{cite news|title=Race car hits crowd, hurts 23|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gP1OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LAEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5315%2C187761|newspaper=The Blade|date=November 19, 1962|location=Toledo, Ohio|agency=Associated Press}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=Husband drives wife's racing car|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8WBQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ehAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5903%2C2686963|newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel|date=June 6, 1957}} 5. ^{{cite episode|series=The Talk of Gasoline Alley|serieslink=Donald Davidson (historian)|station=WFNI|airdate=May 2, 2012}} 6. ^1 2 3 {{cite news| url = http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/racing/indycar/indy500/2011/columns/story?columnist=oreovicz_john&id=6556363| title = Indy at 100: Fatalities mar the '70s| publisher = ESPN.com| first = John| last = Oreovicz| date = 2011-05-16| accessdate = 2011-08-02}} 7. ^{{cite news|title=Ind. horse trainer held in love triangle shooting|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G6ArAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W_wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4185%2C123755|newspaper=Nashua Telegraph|date=June 1, 1976|agency=United Press International}} 8. ^{{cite news|title=Trollinger [Trolinger] cleared in George death|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Oms0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=IhMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1955%2C948658|newspaper=Wilmington Morning Star|date=June 5, 1976|agency=United Press International}} 8 : 1928 births|1976 deaths|People from Ottawa County, Oklahoma|Racing drivers from Oklahoma|Indianapolis 500 drivers|AAA Championship Car drivers|20th-century American racing drivers|National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductees |
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