Willie Haupt

William Edward Haupt (10 July 1885 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1] – 16 April 1966 Montgomery County ?, Pennsylvania) [2] was an American racecar driver.

Haupt drove in 4 Indianapolis 500 mile races in 1913 thru 1915 and also in the 1920 race with his best finish in the 1913 race finishing 9th in 1918 was an Engineer for Haupt & Shaffer Co.[3] and During WWII Haupt worked as an Engineer in the Philadelphia Navy Yard in the aircraft engine laboratory [4]

Indy 500 results[5]

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Led	Retired
1913	35	15	80.760	18	9	200	0	Running
1914	43	28	89.390	15	12	200	0	Running
1915	28	24	80.360	24	11	200	0	Running
1920	34	13	85.480	16	16	146	0	Rod
Totals						746	0

Starts	4
Poles	0
Front Row	0
Wins	0
Top 5	0
Top 10	1
Retired	1

References

"WWII Draft Registration". FamilySearch.
"Social Security Death Index". FamilySearch.
"WWI Draft Registration Card Record". FamilySearch.
"WWII Draft Registration Card". FamilySearch.
"Driver Stats". IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com. Retrieved 2016-05-16.

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