| 词条 | Leigh Lynch |
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Leigh Lynch was an American racecar driver, who was active in the years 1906-1910. Racing careerLynch won the 1909 Wheeler-Schebler Trophy Race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This race which was shorted to 235 miles from its originally-planned 300, due to deteriorating track conditions. This was the final race of the track's first weekend of automobile races, and was also the last race held before the track's surface of crushed stone was replaced with brick. Lynch also started nine other races at IMS during 1909 and 1910, including a 2nd-place finish in the 1910 Wheeler-Schebler Race. Little is known of Lynch's career outside of his appearances at IMS. He is known to have earned victories in two hill climb races at Box Springs Canyon in Riverside, California, and in a 20-mile race at the Mardi Gras Track in New Orleans, Louisiana. SourcesScott, D. Bruce; INDY: Racing Before the 500; Indiana Reflections; 2005; {{ISBN|0-9766149-0-1}}. Galpin, Darren; A Record of Motorsport Racing Before World War I.
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