Bennett Hill

John Bennett Hill (May 31, 1893 in New York City, New York – December 9, 1977 in Los Angeles, California) was an American racecar driver active in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1922, he won a 100-mile race in Berkeley.[1] He made 66 AAA Championship Car starts, capturing 5 wins and 7 poles. Hill was a specialist at board track racing — all his wins and poles were recorded on this type of track, which features a racing surface composed of wooden planks. He was credited with 3rd place in the 1923 and 1924 national championships and 4th place in 1926. He started eight times in the Indianapolis 500 and started 5th in 1924 driving a Miller.

This article is about the racecar driver. For other uses, see Bennett Hill (disambiguation).
From a 1924 magazine
Hill at Beverly Hills Speedway in 1920

Indy 500 Results
Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired
1920 7890.55010171150Crash T4
1921 211579.131582000Running
1923 351891.2001619440Crankshaft
1924 95104.8405181760Crash T1
1925 313104.1671518690Rear spring
1926 167105.8767121360Flagged
1927 49112.0131028260Shackle bolt
1933 6819110.26430221580Rod
Totals9240
Starts 8
Poles 0
Front Row 0
Wins 0
Top 5 0
Top 10 1
Retired 6

References
  1. "BENNETT HILL WINS RACE AT BERKELEY". Motor World Wholesale. New York: Chilton Company. November 3, 1922. Retrieved October 30, 2018.

Sources

Rick Popely with L. Spencer Riggs, Indianapolis 500 Chronicle

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