Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. There was a mirror over the sink in the bathroom. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. scheduled 200 laps. You will then receive an email that helps you regain access. Jackson Pollock was an American painter who was a leading exponent of Abstract Expressionism, an art movement characterized by the free-associative gestures in paint sometimes referred to as action painting.. "Probably after me and you are dead and gone, that stuff they'll be racing will be Fletcher warned Smiley. He did everything so well. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Driver Salt Walther suffered disfiguring burns in a fiery first-lap crash that injured 13 spectators. Pollard, 46, was pronounced dead an hour later from pulmonary damage due to flame inhalation. Art went on to win his first Champ Car race after a wild start (shown above). GREAT NEWS! the condition of Savage. In 1948, Green and Caskey traveled with Pollard to race tracks all over the West Coast and Canada to compete in micro-midget and hard-top events. Art qualified in 6th spot in 1970. In the Saturday morning practice session on May 12th, Pollard was running 191.4 mph when he lost control of his Dan Gurney Eagle car and smashed into the outside retaining wall at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. plastic cylinders and covering plates designed to minimize the force of impact. Pollard's wreck (when he broke his leg in 1972) was a direct result of a broken right rear hub on his STP-Lola. I got up early and went to visit him. He had just turned 46 one week before he died. "That's all you can say.". Art was born November 13, 1957, in Denver, CO, to Arthur L. and Philomena "Minnie" (Schenfeld) Pollard. Drag images here or select from your computer for Art Lee Pollard Jr. memorial. He was 88. Arts wife, Pat Pollard, was unable to get to a phone before the general media reported Arts accident and subsequent death. He was 46. A little after 2 p.m., for the second time in three days, gentlemen started their engines. based on information from your browser. Fast forward 36 years. (HTTP response code 503). Art drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1965 through 1973 seasons, with 84 career starts, including the 1967 through 1971 Indianapolis 500 races. Note: Prior to 1965 Artwon 83 championship events in the Western Statesand Canada and became one ofSouthern Oregons biggest stars. Drivers who survived an earlier era now openly wonder how they did. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. A race in his name has been held in the Rogue Valley and in Roseburg, where he lived for several years prior to moving to Medford. Tuesday was wet, as well, and the drivers saw the red flag while on their parade lap. As they were being Eventually I began to work with the weights. "Friends and Family Remember May 12 1973", "Art Pollard Racing in 1973, the Tragedy and Reactions", "Art Pollard: Early Years and Personal Facts", https://web.archive.org/web/20071205052904/http://artpollard.tripod.com/1972-73.html, https://web.archive.org/web/20110810203442/http://www.judydippel.com/cmsj/, https://artpollardracedriver.info/art-pollard-by-years/art-pollard-racing-in-1973-the-tragedy-and-reactions/, https://oilpressure.com/2012/02/27/art-pollard-somehow-always-overshadowed/, https://www.historicracing.com/driverDetail.cfm?driverID=5062, http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20160430/SPORTS/160439978, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Art_Pollard&oldid=1091444970, Pages using small with an empty input parameter, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 4 June 2022, at 11:04. On-board fuel capacity was cut from 75 gallons to 40, turbocharger boost pressure "They had everybody stopped there in Turn 4," Johncock said. And I was wasted. [Armando Moreno Teran was a 22 y/o from Culver City Ca. Since 1973, three competitors have been killed at Indy -- Gordon Smiley in '82, Jovy Marcelo in '92 and Scott Brayton in '96 -- along with two spectators and a trespasser This brought back many memories for Fletcher, who owned the car that Art Pollard died in during the 1973 race. He is also one of the first American painters to be recognized during his lifetime and after as a peer of 20th-century European masters of modern art. The owner of this site is using Wordfence to manage access to their site. Maybe not to dad, because I think he took the relationships he had for granted, because he was that way though his whole life. "I remember the first time I saw what I looked like. All Rights Reserved. Learn more about managing a memorial . I remember, though,that when they pulled me out of the car right after it happened, they asked me first, what was my name? one of the corners that was grabable," said Dallenbach, who is now the chief steward ", "To me, it was a horrible year," recalled Andy Granatelli. There is a problem with your email/password. google_ad_width = 728; Schedule Reality set in quickly when, in a windy practice before pole qualifying, Pollard crashed in the first turn. Art Pollard book touches on racecar drivers kindness, humor | (Douglas County Oregon) News-Review | TOM EGGERS News-Review Sports Editor | Nov 25, 2016. Pieces tumbled down the track and Savage slid to a stop, still strapped in the cockpit amidst a pool of burning fuel, but fully conscious, somehow speaking to safety workers and medical officials. [1][2][3] He was pronounced dead approximately one hour and three minutes after the accident. In 1928 they moved to Los Angeles, where Pollock enrolled at Manual Arts High School. announcer, 'We're supposed to have 33 of the best drivers in the world and they can't even 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. His family lived there for 11 months after his birth, and Pollock never returned to the town. Its a shame she had to hear about Art over the radio, but thats the way things happen when a sporting event is being broadcast., As Harvel Pollard (Arts cousin) remembers, One of the fellows I coached with for a number of years wasnt feeling well that day. He didn't get to race in 1972 although he qualfied his STP Lola in 10th spot. | This biographical article related to United States auto racing is a stub. In 1968, all three of Andy Granatelli/Colin Chapman designed turbines made the field on the first day of qualifications. ". | I do not immediately recall the year, but one of our local motorcycle shops hosted him and his Indy car for a promotion. he also had the rookie of the year, Graham McRae, who finished 16th. Auto Racer. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. It was 5:30 p.m. Only 10 cars were still running. 2. | . Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. No matter. Pollard dominated racing on the super modified circuit on the West Coast in the late '50s and early '60s. It was like a blanket of fire on the track. | He turned away from the flatbed truck he was working on when the radio news mentioned his fathers name. The chassis dug into the grass and flipped upside-down, slid a short distance and then flipped back over as it reached the pavement again in turn two, finally coming to a stop in the middle of the track. Recent studies by art historians and scientists . Who Painted the Most Expensive Paintings in the World? Learn more about merges. It came automatic to him.. from behind at 60 mph and killed him. A fire truck traveling at an estimate 60 mph in the wrong direction hit Teran, who suffered crushed ribs and a fractured skull. Hell, we'd take him on hunting trips, fishing trips, everywhere. Art had little practice time in the car, but late in the afternoon, Art pulled onto the track in his #20 turbine, and his average speed of 166.297 was good enough to earn the 11thstarting spot in the middle of the fourth row. He started twenty-fifth and finished twenty-second after a spin. And you dont always get that from, not just race drivers, but also other stars so-to-speak. Art Pollard's story deserves to be told, from his birth to his untimely death. Thanks for your help! nationality American born May 5, 1927 hometown Dragon, Utah died May 12, 1973 place of death Indianapolis. hands. 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. a driver's body of accidents, some of which have a force of 70 or 100 times that of Learn more about merges. Then I thought: Well, shit. Pollard's lap prior to the crash was timed at a speed above 192 miles per hour (309km/h). Raw speed ruled. Another Southern Oregon racer began his career at Indianapolis just a few years after Bob Christie retired. Johncock left the track quickly. Finally, mercifully, the "72 Hours of Indianapolis" were over. Just didn't go that way.". Pollard died in Indianapolis, Indiana, as a result of injuries sustained in a crash during practice on the first day of time trials for the 1973 Indianapolis 500. The front of Walther's car was torn off. He was a truck driver who was elated when asked to become an STP crewman.]. The fingertips on his charred left hand were amputated. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. It was just a week after the local heros 46th birthday. Memorial ID. Smiley's funeral was held on May 20, 1982 and he was buried in his birth location in Nebraska. He was a natural race car driver, Caskey said. "Very sad, about as sad as you can get," Pat Patrick said 40 years later. We just took to each other, Green said. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. His death was the first at Indy since 1973 when Art Pollard and Swede Savage were killed and, to date, the last driver to die during qualifying. Driver Art Pollard was killed in an accident during pole day practice. Time trials began on time, at 11 a.m. Rutherford qualified at 198.413 to set a track record and take the pole. A TV news report, that included interviews with friends and daughter, Judy Dippell. "Seldom have so many things that potentially could go wrong actually gone Survivors were his widow, Patricia; a son Michael; a daughter, Judy Dipple of Speedway; and his mother, Mrs. Artie Pollard of McMinnville. "When I finally did come back to racing, the other drivers didn't coddle me about what I'd been through. A.J. Sorry! 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. Pollard's volume of art in the past seven years came after a five-year period when he stopped drawing after the death of his grandmother. For the 1973 race Art Pollard had a new Eagle, two good mechanics, and a new sponsor. Art was a good human being; a drivers driver. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. 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. A. He was driving under the influence of alcohol and was killed after he was thrown from the vehicle. Art was buried in McMinnville Oregon. He qualified in 31st spot in 1971. We were kind of a joke. Caskey is 81 and Green is 85. At the Brickyard, back in Indianapolis, they always knew him as the kinda guy that looked out for the other drivers. Pollard died Wednesday of cardiac arrest at a Los Angeles hospital, his longtime. In 1956, Time magazine gave Pollock the name "Jack the Dripper," referencing his unique style of action painting. Walther, 25, suffered a crushed kneecap and severe burns over most of his body. Kind, generous, friendly, outgoing, persistent, honest, gentlemanly, optismistic, competitive, even-tempered, vibrant - these words describe a few of the qualities of this exceptional person who was also a great race driver. 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. The pride of Roseburg and Medford, Oregon had driven his last lap. In 1973, that figure was in excess of 1,000. Racing families never think it will be their loved-one. June 8, 1969 The STP team showed up at Milwaukee with Greg Weld in the #57 STP Gerhardt Offy and it was a good thing. If there is anything good that came about from the 1973 Indianapolis, it was a new By the mid-50s, he was winning races all over the West Coast and attracted the attention of an Indy car owner in Southern California. "People don't realize how the driver gets himself geared up for battle," said Bobby Unser, who would lead 39 laps before retiring with a blown engine. Plain and simple. [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]. The message was stressed in the costliest of terms If you are a WordPress user with administrative privileges on this site, please enter your email address in the box below and click "Send". Back then, the Wide World of Sports televised the qualifier, but they did radio updates every 30 minutes, Mike said. Art is shown holding his three year old daughter Judy. Pollock was employed by the WPA Federal Art Project in the fall of 1935 as an easel painter. Art Pollard As I See Him by Andy Granatelli, Auto Racing Magazine Of The Worlds Greatest Sport, August 1969. At last glance, Granatelli had seen Teran standing alongside McRea's crew chief, Granatelli's son Vince. If I can find it, I will attach a shot of it in another e-mail. Richards writes for The Indianapolis Star, a Gannett property. "I thought it was my son who had been hit.". "In that crash forty percent of my body was burned. There was a problem getting your location. "I was down by the pit wall, steering left, and . Minutes later, Pollard's car smacked the outside wall in Turn 1, spun, flipped and slid to a stop in Turn 2, engulfed in flames. Mike, then 25 and a steel fabricator in Fresno, Calif., didnt want to believe what he was hearing. The chassis dug into the grass and flipped upside-down, slid a short distance and then flipped back over as it reached the pavement again in turn two, finally coming to a stop in the middle of the track. Try again later. The racing thing interested me also.. Art L. Pollard. The car was running smoothly. I'd splash on the alcohol and take a handful of sand and squeeze and squeese it. keeping it warm.' A lot of fans - and drivers too - said that Walther blew it. They were going to cut off the left hand at first, but the doctor felt he could save it. I am sorry that you lost him at such an early age, but I thought you might appreciate knowing that a while ago, he made a young boys day. Once I got the news I called the hospital, and by then he had passed away.. 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