Schedule Include gps location with grave photos where possible. He also won the A Dash, the Fast Heat Race, and all three of his 25 lap main events. google_ad_width = 728; Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. There is a problem with your email/password. I'd lost fifty pounds or so. Foyt approached and put a hand on Johncock's arm. When he married in 1945, Pollock moved to Long Island, where he lived for the rest of his life. It wasnt big money, but enough to do what we needed to, Judy Dippell said. It was a quick input on the wheel to the right, and it came right backit only happened that one time. Oops, we were unable to send the email. interrupted and shortened the race. Current IndyCars generate 670 horsepower. Driver Art Pollard was killed in an accident during a practice Driver Swede Savage and mechanic Armando Teran also died A crowd estimated at 250,000 swarmed Indianapolis Motor Speedway's. Art was buried in McMinnville Oregon. Walther touched wheels with Jerry Grant's car in the sixth row and was launched into the catch fence near the starting line. Pollard frequently visited Larue Carter Memorial Hospital, a facility for mentally ill youth, and each May arranged for a busload or two of its children to come to the track for a picnic. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. We were listening to the radio broadcast of the activity at Indy when they announced that Art had crashed and later passed away in the hospital. The book was released this year by Bob Kehoe of Hillsboro. He died of liver failure, attending physician Steve Olvey wrote in his book, "Rapid Response," due to a transfusion of contaminated plasma. On Saturday Art broke his own track record from the day before, again he won the A Dash, the Fast Heat Race, and two out of three of his 25 lap main events and finished 2nd in the other. I mean, I was skinny. Learn more about merges. And so that helped. Art's dad was born in Anderson, Texas. I was surprised to find the site honoring your brother, his career, and untimely death. Try again later. Over the next 16 years his family lived in California and Arizona, eventually moving nine times. | Verify and try again. He really put his foot into it and topped teammate Hills speed with an incredible 171.559 mph average. Now engineers design and redesign cars and seats and helmets to minimize the effect on Billy Vukovich called me after I'd been out of the hospital a while and said "We just want to tell you we just inducted you into the Crispy Critter Club.". |, Copyright 1999-2006 google_color_bg = "ECF8FF"; From a small hydroplane on Oregon's Umpqua River to micro-midgets and modified stock cars on a half-mile oval in Roseburg, Oregon. Car trouble ends his day early on lap 28. . Reports on the number of spectators injured ranged from 11 to 13. In the fall of 1930 Pollock followed his brother Charles, who left home to study art in 1922, to New York City, where he enrolled at the Art Students League under his brothers teacher, the regionalist painter Thomas Hart Benton. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Pollard raced a wide variety of both cars and other machinery; this included hydroplanes, micro midgets and super modified stock cars. 2. As their communities grappled with an invisible enemy, artists have often tried to make sense of the random . as good of friends as you can be when you race against each other," Mike lives in Reno, Nev., and works at a jewelry shop. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. The car slammed into the outside wall coming out of turn one, burst into flames, and spun as it headed to the grass on the inside of the short chute. Pollard's wreck (when he broke his leg in 1972) was a direct result of a broken right rear hub on his STP-Lola. His lover, artist Ruth Kligman, was the only survivor of the accident. He was found unconscious, and was rushed to Methodist Hospital in the new Cardiac ambulance. I was in the Michigan Burn Center for two and a half months. The car was demolished. This brought back many memories for Fletcher, who owned the car that Art Pollard died in during the 1973 race. ToDo He beat me every time by about six-inches, but we had standing ovations from the crowd, Dick Simon, retired driver and owner, Championship and Indy Racing League, NASCAR, Race driver, Dick Simon: Art was phenomenal, and probably one of the best individuals Ive met in my entire life. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Granatelli was the CEO and affable pitchman of the car's sponsor, STP oil products. Pollard had clipped a wall, an impact that sent his car skidding into the infield grass . builder who was credited with discovering Savage. It was 5:30 p.m. Only 10 cars were still running. 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. 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. [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]. because the 200 mph barrier was within the sights of drivers and on the minds of trackside I went out in qualifying later and set a new track record. 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. A crowd estimated at 250,000 swarmed Indianapolis Motor Speedway's grandstands, suites and infield on May 12, 1973. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. "My whole family was in tears. Art Pollard: The Life and Legacy of a Gentleman Racer. Not a single lap was complete when the race was halted. He died after driving drunk and crashing into a tree in New York in 1956, at age 44. 'You don't want to go up there.' Bob Stewart was a member of his first crew at Indianapolis, and a life-long friend. friends . | I remember, though,that when they pulled me out of the car right after it happened, they asked me first, what was my name? Wordfence is a security plugin installed on over 4 million WordPress sites. He died in Indianapolis, Indiana in a practice run during the first day of time trials for the 1973 Indianapolis 500. He liked to have fun. I just walked away.". We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. google_color_text = "000000"; Walther's "By then, I could laugh about it. (Just last week, the wall was fitted with an innovative series of Miller was surprised when Pollard said he would take the car out during pre-qualifying practice. He was a mechanic and car dealer at the time of his death. garbage, and half the 350,000 fans went home. For the 1973 race Art Pollard had a new Eagle, two good mechanics, and a new sponsor. The red flag flew as the rain intensified on Lap 133. Wally Dallenbach, who started behind Walther in the middle of the seventh row, was Art was born May 5, 1927 in Dragon, Utah. Twelve cars were caught up in the wreckage as Walther's car pin-wheeled down the track upside down, gushing flaming methanol. He turned the car over to its owner, Foyt, who had gone out on Lap 37 with a failed bolt. He liked and understood people, and he gave of himself to his fans and friends - some of whom called him "Roberto" because of his dark heavy-bearded complexion. Who Painted the Most Expensive Paintings in the World? MEDFORD, Ore. Among those starting their engines in the 1950s, 60s and early 70s were two Southern Oregon natives, Bob Christie of Grants Pass and Art Pollard of Medford. Unser led early, then Savage went to the front. wrong," said Dan Gurney, himself a driver until 1970 and later an owner and car Magazine and eBay Motors. Rene Thomas, the 1914 race winner, was driven around the track. He lived with his brother Charles and later in an apartment in Greenwich Village with his brother Sanford and Sanfords wife. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. He graduated from Roseburg High School in 1945. The men invested countless evenings in the garage, burning the midnight oil to help transform an old 1933 Chevy Coupe into a bonafide competitor. He went on to become a popular super-modified champion in the Western States in the 1960sand finally, the Indy Racing circuitachieving the pinnacle of racing, the famed BrickyardIndianapolis Motor Speedway in 1967. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. I discovered an interesting fact the other day while following some of your links. Then Johncock recorded an unofficial lap of 199.4 mph during tire testing in March 1973. He sliced and diced his way up through the field and took the lead from STP teammate and Indy 500 winner Mario Andretti. Pole Day - Saturday May 12 - Death of Art Pollard. 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. Make sure that the file is a photo. Auto Racer. Art Pollard As I See Him by Andy Granatelli, Auto Racing Magazine Of The Worlds Greatest Sport, August 1969. His work and example had enormous influence on them and on many subsequent art movements in the United States. [1][2][3] He was pronounced dead approximately one hour and three minutes after the accident. A Mud and sodden trash was everywhere. google_color_text = "000000"; Empty.". 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. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jackson-Pollock, National Gallery of Art, Washington - Biography of Jackson Pollock, Guggenheim - Biography of Jackson Pollock, The Art Story - Biography of Jackson Pollock, Jackson Pollock - Children's Encyclopedia (Ages 8-11), Jackson Pollock - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up). Arts wife, Pat Pollard, was unable to get to a phone before the general media reported Arts accident and subsequent death. It was as if a message were being sent with the relentless rain that delayed, In 1945 Pollock married the painter Lee Krasner and moved to East Hampton, on the southern shore of Long Island, New York. It began on this day in 1973 when American race car driver Art Lee Pollard, Jr., died in an accident while running practice laps for the Indianapolis 500. Some of the pieces flew up in the stands. He was a natural race car driver, Caskey said. May 1973 arrived at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with even more hype than usual, He was 88. He hit it head-on with enough force to rip the machine in two the blue McLaren-Offy of rookie David "Salt" Walther drifted to the right, No matter. You will then receive an email that helps you regain access. It was like a blanket of fire on the track. Omissions? It was a lot of fun.. Please select which sections you would like to print: Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. At this time Pollock, who had been raised an agnostic, also attended the camp meetings of the former messiah of the theosophists, Jiddu Krishnamurti, a personal friend of Schwankovsky. Just didn't go that way.". "Probably after me and you are dead and gone, that stuff they'll be racing will be Among his contemporaries, he was respected for his deeply personal and totally uncompromising commitment to the art of painting. ). "They had everybody stopped there in Turn 4," Johncock said. I was lucky to have him for a dad, even if I had him less time than I wanted. But I didn't have enough muscles to do anything. canceled and he and many others on the team went instead to Methodist Hospital to check on google_ad_format = "728x90_as"; Survivors were his widow, Patricia; a son Michael; a daughter, Judy Dipple of Speedway; and his mother, Mrs. Artie Pollard of McMinnville. Mike, then 25 and a steel fabricator in Fresno, Calif., didnt want to believe what he was hearing. home.". from behind at 60 mph and killed him. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Before the next race, significant changes were made to the cars to keep speeds in check Hell, we'd take him on hunting trips, fishing trips, everywhere. It was horrendous and I could tell it was not good. During a subsequent practice lap, a wheel came off in the NE corner and he crashed, breaking his leg. It erupted in flames with the green flag still waving. "That's all you can say.". They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. We have set your language to 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. George Snider had. We were kind of a joke. position he would hold until pitting. He was a truck driver who was elated when asked to become an STP crewman.]. Johnny Rutherford won the pole position. I had a lot of skin grafts on it. In 1973, that figure was in excess of 1,000. The car was running smoothly. This browser does not support getting your location. the condition of Savage. It was just a week after the local heros 46th birthday. | Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. gravity. Updates? Pollard was known as a giving man who did things like visit troops in Vietnam and give speeches at churches and high schools all over the nation. Coming out of Turn 4 on the next lap, the rear of his 1,500-pound Eagle, heavy with 500 pounds of methanol, twitched. The traditional victory banquet was canceled. Last Updated: Jan 24, 2023 Article History Table of Contents Jackson Pollock See all media Born: January 28, 1912 Cody Wyoming Died: August 11, 1956 (aged 44) East Hampton New York Notable Works: "Mural" Movement / Style: Abstract Expressionism Action painting automatism modern art Notable Family Members: spouse Lee Krasner "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. This painting represents Pollocks breakthrough into a totally personal style in which Bentons compositional methods and energetic linear invention are fused with the Surrealist free association of motifs and unconscious imagery. remember very vividly He died Dec. 27, 2012. His tires were warmed, his four-speed gear box in high. google_color_url = "0033FF"; 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. Make a life-giving gesture You slow down the film and there's no other conclusion you can come to. Art qualified in the field for the 1972 race, but broke his leg in a post-qualifying accident and was unable to race. He finished in the top ten 30 times, with 2 victories, both in 1969, atMilwaukeeandDover. They had recently returned from a New Orleans vacation with their wives and two other couples. Photo courtesy of Mike Pollard. Later Mike would often recall, You never saw him when he wasnt smiling., Bob Pollard (Arts brother) and his wife, Diane, were also living in California at the time. He visited children at La Rue Carter Hospital in Indianapolis, where a playground there was named after him. "It's a sad thing to say, but it is.". Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. A scarecrow.". google_page_url = document.location; Art Pollard's story deserves to be told, from his birth to his untimely death. From a small hydroplane on Oregon's Umpqua River to micro-midgets and modified stock cars on a half-mile oval in Roseburg, Oregon. Email to Arts brother, Robert Bob Pollard. Pollard, away from racing, worked as a car dealer and mechanic and worked with mental health charities. He never looked back. He died in Indianapolis, Indiana as a result of injuries sustained in practice during the first day of time trials for the 1973 Indianapolis 500. Additionally, he has written for other publications including Speedvision Online, DRIVE! Teran and Vince Granatelli were the same height and build. Bring keeping it warm.' GREAT NEWS! "Seldom have so many things that potentially could go wrong actually gone Failed to delete memorial. another driver," Johncock said. He earned money doing it, but like my mom tells it, it pretty much just broke us even, and we could travel and not go into debt, because he won all the time. Caskey is 81 and Green is 85. Back then, the Wide World of Sports televised the qualifier, but they did radio updates every thirty minutes, Mike said. A proud family man, a well-respected competitor, a humanitarian, and a friend to all, was gone. Drag images here or select from your computer for Art Lee Pollard Jr. memorial. Smiley died instantly from massive trauma inflicted by the severe impact. After his time in Roseburg, Pollard left for Medford and later became a national figure. 1970 Indianapolis 500 [ESPN Classic Telecast Version] (Full Race), 5. Art Pollard was a top-notch racecar driver, but there was more to him than that. Turbochargers and bolt-on wings introduced in 1972 resulted in an unprecedented spike in speeds that year. If you wait too long, you bog down.. Art Pollard lived in Medford Oregon during the 1960s and early 70s and was killed during the Indianapolis 500 time trials on May 12, 1973. Patrick owned Patrick Racing, which fielded the winning car, driven by Gordon Johncock. overturned, flaming car came to rest right in front of Dallenbach, who helped firefighters The family left Cody, Wyoming, 11 months after Jacksons birth; he would know Cody only through family photographs. The pride of Roseburg and Medford, Oregon had driven his last lap. "Well, you were running 150 mph, you're not running 250. 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. history. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. 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. "We used to average a death a year out here," recalled track announcer Tom Pollard dominated racing on the super modified circuit on the West Coast in the late '50s and early '60s. Jungian symbolism and the Surrealist exploration of the unconscious also influenced his works of this period; indeed, from 1939 through 1941 he was in treatment with two successive Jungian psychoanalysts who used Pollocks own drawings in the therapy sessions. admitted that seeing an old friend's accident kept him on the safe side of 200. google_ad_format = "728x90_as"; You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Legendary Track Announcer Tom Carnegie says Pollard carried a high level of sportsmanship and driving that attracted fans. And you know, hell, I was a damn good athlete. A popular super-modified champion in the Western States in the 1960s - to . He qualified 12th, but due to mechanical trouble on lap 7, he finished 31st. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Colin Chapman had returned to Indianapolis and Parnelli Jones was lending his expertise to the Granatelli team. google_ad_channel ="0983136519"; 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. And I looked like a skeleton walking in them because they didn't come close to fitting. This biographical article related to United States auto racing is a stub. 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. "I still feel bad about it. Indianapolis -- Twenty-five years later, some of the memories return like yesterday, many have faded like dusty photographs and still others evoke unimaginable pain. "Back then, about the only way to get a better ride, move up the ladder, was when somebody got hurt or killed," Kunzman said. I was a helluva mess at the time but still conscious. . or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. "We flipped it over and I didn't want to see him because I knew I had to race. Art and his crew started 28 main events and won an astonishing 22 of them., Perhaps his most admirable quality (off the track) was his ability to take a moment of his time and make everybody he talked with feel important. Art's Parents - Artle Lee Pollard Sr. (1903-1964) & Bobbie Marie (Jaynes) Pollard (1907-2000). scheduled 200 laps. Characteristic paintings from this period include Bird (c. 1941), Male and Female (c. 1942), and Guardians of the Secret (1943). You can always change this later in your Account settings. Again on Wednesday, after another rain delay, the teams tried again. Party A little after 2 p.m., for the second time in three days, gentlemen started their engines. Pollard's lap prior to the crash was timed at a speed above 192 miles per hour (309km/h). Its different to drive, too. Upon his death, Pollard's family established the Art Pollard Fund with a $25,000 bequest. For the next two years Pollock lived in poverty, first with Charles and, by the fall of 1934, with his brother Sanford. And that was the most impressive thing, Bobby Plump said. ($117,009.92 in 2017 dollars Enough to pay cash for a house in some Cities). Andy Granatelli gave me the film of the race. Pollard's was an uncommon touch. And it was like talking to your next door neighbor. He qualified in 31st spot in 1971. He was a people magnet, and I feel privileged that he was my dad, for that reason. Try again later. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Its probably more psychological because of the instant response with a gas engine. safety truck, speeding up pit road in the opposite direction of normal traffic, hit Teran The car clipped the wall coming out of turn one and did a half-spin as it headed to the grass on the inside of the short chute. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. Oops, something didn't work. Swede Savage - driver (died later), Richards writes for The Indianapolis Star, a Gannett property. He won two Indy car events in 1969, and finished second in the first two California 500s at Ontario Motor Speedway. "I thought it was my son who had been hit.". Pollard was born in Dragon, Utah, but spent much of his youth in and around Los Angeles. Place of Birth - Dragon, Utah which became a ghost town shortly after his birth.. Siblings - A sister, Christine, 3 years older and a brother Robert, 3 years younger (shown in a 1930 photo).. Johncock left the track quickly. He went on to qualify for six races, but broke his leg in a qualifying accident in 1972 and had to sit out that race. What I really admired about Bob Christie was that he was such a gentleman on the track. He started twenty-fifth and finished twenty-second after a spin. So it was being a good father, a good man, and a person of integrity that I admire, Dippell said. Recent studies by art historians and scientists . Ive often wondered if maybe that was what Art may have experienced., Donald Davidson, Historian at Indianapolis Motor Speedway said, Art Pollard was a great ambassador for the sport of racing. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. "They could have just as well red-flagged the thing and we would have been happy to have gone on to Milwaukee.". Find the obituary of Art Pollard (1957 - 2019) from Commerce City, CO. 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