Harry Grant (racing driver)

Harry Grant
Harry Grant
	Grant, circa 1910
Born	Harold Fletcher Grant; July 10, 1877; Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	October 8, 1915 (aged 38); Sheepshead Bay, New York, U.S.
Championship titles
	Major victories ; Vanderbilt Cup (1909, 1910)
Champ Car career
	23 races run over 6 years
First race	1909 Lowell Trophy (Merrimack Valley)
Last race	1915 Providence 100 ; (Narragansett Park)
First win	1909 Vanderbilt Cup (Long Island)
Last win	1910 Vanderbilt Cup (Long Island)

Harold Fletcher Grant (July 10, 1877 – October 8, 1915) was an American racing driver. He was the first two-time victor of the Vanderbilt Cup, winning in 1909 and 1910.

Biography

Grant was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on July 10, 1877. His father was a mining engineer who was killed in a mining accident in Colorado.^[1]

Driving an American Locomotive Company automobile, Grant won the Vanderbilt Cup on Long Island Motor Parkway in 1909 and 1910.^[2] He then competed in the Indianapolis 500 four times between 1911 and 1915. He had his best showing in 1914, finishing in 7th place.^[1]

On October 8, 1915, Grant was killed at Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn when his car crashed during a practice run for the Astor Cup.^[1]

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Retired
1911	19	17	—	—	33	51	Bearings
1913	26	6	75.960	25	24	14	Gas tank
1914	27	26	86.460	29	7	200	Running
1915	14	10	89.290	10	12	184	Loose Mud Apron
Totals						449

Starts	4
Poles	0
Front Row	0
Wins	0
Top 5	0
Top 10	1
Retired	3

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Harry Grant". Vanderbilt Cup. Retrieved 2012-10-06. Harry Grant was born in 1877 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. When Harry was very young, his father, a mining engineer, was killed in a mining accident in Colorado. As a result, Harry and his brother William were separated and raised by different families. ...
^ "AAA Champ Car Race Results at Long Island Motor Parkway". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved September 15, 2020.

External links

Harry Grant at Find a Grave

[cup-1] "Harry Grant". Vanderbilt Cup. Retrieved 2012-10-06. Harry Grant was born in 1877 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. When Harry was very young, his father, a mining engineer, was killed in a mining accident in Colorado. As a result, Harry and his brother William were separated and raised by different families. ...

[2] "AAA Champ Car Race Results at Long Island Motor Parkway". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved September 15, 2020.

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