Harry Endicott

He was born on June 16, 1881, in Frankfort, Indiana[1] to William M. Endicott. He was the younger brother to Bill Endicott.[3]

Endicott followed his brother Bill into racing in 1904.[3] He started racing in the American Automobile Association Contest Board Champ Car series in 1910.[4] Endicott entered two races at the Elgin Road Race Course with a best finish of 8th place.[4] He also withdrew from a race at the Long Island Motor Parkway.[4]

In 1911, Endicott qualified in third place for the 1911 Indianapolis 500 before finishing 16th.[4] Endicott had another third place start in the Dick Ferris Trophy Race at the Santa Monica Road Race Course later that year; he crashed out after completing three laps.[4]

In 1912, he entered and won two AAA races.[4] After starting on the pole position, he won the Wisconsin Trophy at the Wauwatosa Road Race Course; he followed it up with winning the Jencks Trophy Race at the Elgin Road Race Course (Elgin, Illinois).[3][4] At the Elgin race, he wore a leather mask which was rare at the time.[3]

In 1913, he started tenth at the 1913 Indianapolis 500 and finished 21st after completing only 21 (of 200) laps with transmission failure.[4] Endicott raced twice at the Tacoma Road Race Course with fourth-place finishes both times.[4] His last AAA race happened at Elgin where he finished fourth.[4]

He died on September 5, 1913, in Jackson, Michigan, in a motorsport practice accident and his riding mechanic, George Benedict, was injured.[5][6] Endicott's tire burst which caused his car to run into a steam roller.[3] He was buried at Holy Cross and Saint Joseph Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana. His brother retired from racing for several years after his death.[3]

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  1911
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  "Farmer" Bill Endicott and Harry Endicott

• Harry Endicott driver statistics at Racing-Reference
• Harry Endicott at Find a Grave