Other names Len Zengel Name Len Zengel | Role Race car driver Known for 1912 Indianapolis 500 | |
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Born March 15, 1887 ( 1887-03-15 ) Dayton, Ohio Died September 24, 1963, Bryn Mawr, Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
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Leonard Joseph Zengel, Sr. (15 March 1887 – 24 September 1963) was an American racecar driver.
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He was born on 15 March 1887 in Dayton, Ohio to Leonard A. Zengel (1857-1930). His siblings were, George H. Zengel (May 2, 1880-April 1957), Sophia Zengel (August 1882-?), Jennie L. Zengel (December 1884-?), Michael E. Zengel Sr. (July 1889-?), Charlie Zengel (March 14, 1893 – June 27, 1962), Dorothy A. Zengel (January 1899-?), and Murray A. Zengel (July 16, 1895-April 1968).
On October 8, 1910 he won the annual Fairmount Park road race in Philadelphia driving a Chadwick Engineering Works auto.
In 1911 he won the Elgin Trophy.
He participated in the 1912 Indianapolis 500.
He married Mary L. Howell and had a son, Leonard Joseph Zengel, Jr. (1915-1944) who died in a car accident when he fell asleep at the wheel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He had a daughter, Betty Jean Zengel.
He operated a Chrysler and Plymouth dealership.
He died on 24 September 1963 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania at age 76.