Joe Boyer

Joseph E. Boyer, Jr.

Born (1890-05-12)May 12, 1890
St. Louis, Missouri
Died September 2, 1924(1924-09-02) (aged 34)
Altoona Speedway
Tyrone, Pennsylvania
Known for 1924 Indianapolis 500

Joseph Boyer, Jr. (May 12, 1890 – September 2, 1924) was a co-winner of the 1924 Indianapolis 500.

Biography

He was born on May 12, 1890, in St. Louis, Missouri and grew up in Detroit, Michigan.

At the 1924 Indianapolis 500, Boyer participated in two different cars during the race. In his original entry (#3), he qualified 4th. On the 109th lap he was relieved. His relief driver went on to race until lap 176, when the car crashed in turn 1. On lap 111, Boyer climbed into the car of Lora Lawrence Corum (#15), driving relief for Corum. Boyer charged to the front of the field, and led the last 24 laps in Corum's car.

Corum and Boyer were scored as "co-winners," the first time in Indy 500 history that designation had been assigned. In three previous Indy 500 races (1911, 1912, 1923), the winner had relief help during the race, but in none of those cases did the relief driver finish the race; the original driver got back behind the wheel to finish those races.

He died on September 2, 1924, from injuries sustained in a crash at Altoona Speedway in Tyrone, Pennsylvania the day before.[1][2]

References

  1. Associated Press (September 3, 1924). "Boyer Fatally Hurt As 70,000 See Race. Detroit Driver, Trying to Overtake Murphy, the Winner, Crashes Through Rail". New York Times. Retrieved 2012-10-07. Joe Boyer of Detroit, injured yesterday in the 250-mile automobile classic at the Altoona Speedway, died at a local hospital at 12:23 this morning.
  2. "Boyer Died To Avoid Crowd At Auto Race. Glad I Saved Them, Were Last Words of Driver at Altoona. Blow-Out Caused Crash". New York Times. September 3, 1924. Retrieved 2012-10-07. Joe Boyer, speed king of the automobile world, went to his death on the ... and veteran racing men said it was a little short of miraculous that the car, ...

Indy 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired
1919 39 14 100.900 4 31 30 0 Rear axle
1920 6 2 96.900 2 12 192 93 Crash T3
1921 7 3 96.650 4 17 74 1 Rear axle
1923 3 13 98.800 7 18 59 0 Differential
1924 9 4 104.840 4 18 176 1 Accident
1924 15 21 93.330 16 1 91 25 Running - relief driver
Totals 622 120

Starts 5
Poles 0
Front Row 2
Wins 1
Top 5 1
Top 10 1
Retired 4

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Preceded by
Tommy Milton
Indianapolis 500 Winner
1924
Succeeded by
Peter DePaolo


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