Joe Leonard in Eagle-Ford Race Car at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, May 1966
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Joe Leonard won three national motorcycle racing championships from 1954 to 1957 before he moved to USAC Champ Car racing in 1964. Over the next 11 seasons, he made 98 starts and earned USAC national championships in 1971 and 1972. Leonard competed in the Indianapolis 500 nine times, finishing in third place in 1967 and 1972.
Joe Leonard won three national motorcycle racing championships from 1954 to 1957 before he moved to USAC Champ Car racing in 1964. Over the next 11 seasons, he made 98 starts and earned USAC national championships in 1971 and 1972. Leonard competed in the Indianapolis 500 nine times, finishing in third place in 1967 and 1972.
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Date Made
1966
Subject Date
May 1966
Creators
Keywords
United States, Indiana, Indianapolis
Racetracks (Automobile racing)
Dan Gurney's All American Racers, Inc.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.N.660515.29
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 0.875 in
Width: 1.375 in
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