Johnny Seymour

Johnny Seymour (8 October 1896 Escanaba, Michigan 27 February 1958 South Bend, Indiana) was an American racecar driver. Before the First World War, he raced motorcycles,[1][2] and he toured Australia as a motorcycle racer in the winter of 1924–25.[1] Seymour started racing cars in 1927.[1] He suffered serious burns in a 1939 crash in Indianapolis.[1]

Indy 500 results

Notes

  1. "Johnny Seymour Leaps from Burning Racer". The Escanaba Daily Press. May 21, 1939. p. 7. Retrieved May 12, 2015 via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. "Seymour Is First When Bike Breaks". Escanaba Morning Press. January 17, 1916. p. 1. Retrieved May 12, 2015 via Newspapers.com. open access


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