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Tom Rooney (racing driver).
American racing driver (1881–1939)
Thomas Anthony Rooney (November 30, 1881 – February 5, 1939) was an American racing driver.[1] He made three AAA Championship Car race starts between 1912 and 1916, including the 1916 Indianapolis 500. He also raced production cars and was a factory superintendent for the car company ReVere. He entered the 1920 Indianapolis 500 but his entry was declined as he failed his race physical due to previous racing injuries.[2] His best Championship race finish was second place on the board oval at Sheepshead Bay Race Track.[3]
Motorsports career results
[edit]Indianapolis 500 results
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Year
|
Car
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Start
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Qual
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Rank
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Finish
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Laps
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Led
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Retired
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1916
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27
|
7
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93.390
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7
|
17
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48
|
0
|
Crash T1
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Totals
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48
|
0
|
|
|
Starts
|
1
|
Poles
|
0
|
Front Row
|
0
|
Wins
|
0
|
Top 5
|
0
|
Top 10
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0
|
Retired
|
1
|
|
- ^ "Tom Rooney". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^ Jenkins, Richard. Tom Rooney, Old Racing Cars, Retrieved 2010-06-15
- ^ Tom Rooney, Champ Car Stats, Retrieved 2010-06-15
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