Name Ira Hall | ||
2009 BBSA Tapestry Award Lee Jackson, MBA '83 & Ira Hall, MBA '76
Ira Hall (2 February 1892 Martinsville, Indiana – 6 February 1987 Tarpon Springs, Florida) was an American racecar driver. Hall was later elected sheriff of Vigo County, Indiana.
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- 2009 BBSA Tapestry Award Lee Jackson MBA 83 Ira Hall MBA 76
- Career award
- Career other than Indy
- References
Career award
Career other than Indy
Though Hall had several starts in the Indianapolis 500, his greatest fame was gained on the dirt tracks of the Midwest, primarily Indiana and Illinois. He was widely recognized as one of the greatest dirt track drivers of his era, reportedly winning as many as 100 races in a season on what was known as "the suicide circuit." He was seriously injured in the fall of 1927 at George Rogers Clark Speedway near Vincennes, Ind., Speedway, but recovered to return to racing the next year. One of his greatest rivals was Bill McCoy, from neighboring Sullivan County, Indiana. Like Hall, McCoy was also elected as county sheriff and served his community for many years.