Some of the pieces flew up in the stands. He never looked back. Art Pollard (born 05 May 1927 Dragon, Utah; died 12 May 1973 Indianapolis, Indiana). I discovered an interesting fact the other day while following some of your links. Twelve cars were caught up in the wreckage as Walther's car pin-wheeled down the track upside down, gushing flaming methanol. Car trouble ends his day early on lap 28. And that was the most impressive thing, Bobby Plump said. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). He qualified 12th, but due to mechanical trouble on lap 7, he finished 31st. Its probably more psychological because of the instant response with a gas engine. Swede Savage, driver of another Patrick Racing, STP-sponsored car, and Armando Teran, mechanic on a third Patrick/STP car, also died. preparations four times. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. The traditional victory banquet was canceled. "This is what everybody feared," ABC's Jim McKay told the worldwide television audience. google_color_link = "0033FF"; Pollock was employed by the WPA Federal Art Project in the fall of 1935 as an easel painter. [Armando Moreno Teran was a 22 y/o from Culver City Ca. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. It began on this day in 1973 when American race car driver Art Lee Pollard, Jr., died in an accident while running practice laps for the Indianapolis 500. First published in 2016, this is an expanded version of Art Pollards biography that includes more content and photos. Krasner, whom Pollock respected as an artist, had already proven her ability to handle his affairs with Guggenheim. The car was running smoothly. Pieces tumbled down the track and Savage slid to a stop, still strapped in the cockpit amidst a pool of burning fuel, but fully conscious, somehow speaking to safety workers and medical officials. This painting represents Pollocks breakthrough into a totally personal style in which Bentons compositional methods and energetic linear invention are fused with the Surrealist free association of motifs and unconscious imagery. I went out in qualifying later and set a new track record. From a small hydroplane on Oregon's Umpqua River to micro-midgets and modified stock cars on a half-mile oval in Roseburg, Oregon. For the third turbine, Granatelli lost the services of Jackie Stewart; he was suffering from a hairline fracture in his wrist and was forced into a cast, making him unavailable as a driver. He grew up in California and Arizona, where his father worked on a string of unprofitable truck farms. "He came off the wall and almost landed on the front of my car," said Lee Kunzman, whose first Indy start carried him only a few hundred yards. Jackson Pollock was born in Cody, Wyoming, on January 28, 1912. Seats Then they had two big fellas, two great big fellas, come in and lift me up and hold me up in the air and let me try and move my legs. Art qualified in 6th spot in 1970. ", Meanwhile in the pits, Teran, an STP crewman, headed toward the accident scene. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. In 1961, Art won one of his favorite races, The Western States Championship in Fresno Ca. In 1937 Pollock began psychiatric treatment for alcoholism, and he suffered a nervous breakdown in 1938, which caused him to be institutionalized for about four months. A race in his name has been held in the Rogue Valley and in Roseburg, where he lived for several years prior to moving to Medford. After four years in the Navy, he went to work at Hansen Chevrolet, where Art was a mechanic. His death was the first at Indy since 1973 when Art Pollard and Swede Savage were killed and, to date, the last driver to die during qualifying. He was an engaging speaker and frequent spokesman. "I tried to keep an upbeat conversation: 'The seat's here for you, Swede, I'm just But more often than not, car trouble kept him from winning the big prize at Indy. Miller was surprised when Pollard said he would take the car out during pre-qualifying practice. Art Pollard was crowned Champion (shown above) and awarded a 9 2 trophy after compiling 1,150 out of a possible 1,200 points over the two days. Arts son, Mike, turned away from the flatbed truck he was working on when the radio newsman uttered his fathers name. I found on Findagrave.com. The start was Johncock parked his car in the short chute and climbed out, intending to check on Savage, his teammate. Later Mike would often recall, You never saw him when he wasnt smiling., Bob Pollard (Arts brother) and his wife, Diane, were also living in California at the time. Paul Jackson Pollock was the fifth and youngest son of Stella May McClure and LeRoy Pollock, who were both of Scotch-Irish extraction (LeRoys original surname was McCoy before his adoption about 1890 by a family named Pollock) and born and raised in Iowa. One driver, when he saw me, made a claw of his hand and with that warped fist, waved and said, "Hi, how are you?" So The original comment we heard on the radio was Veteran driver Art Pollard was killed at the Speedway this morning. Our mom, Bobbie Pollard, called after the announcement, asking if what she heard was true. To this day, he The book was released this year by Bob Kehoe of Hillsboro. I actually had an opportunity to meet him once in Lexington. Bob Green remembers that windy Saturday morning, too; cant forget it really. squeezing Jerry Grant against the wall. Kunzman took over Pollard's car for the remainder of the 1973 season. He was found unconscious, and was rushed to Methodist Hospital in the new Cardiac ambulance. GREAT NEWS! Make a life-giving gesture "Terrible. He was killed during practice on Pole Day for the 1973 Indianapolis 500 when his car hit the wall and caught fire. Dallenbach also talked to Savage in the hospital, because he was hired to replace him. Last Updated: Jan 24, 2023 Article History Table of Contents Jackson Pollock See all media Born: January 28, 1912 Cody Wyoming Died: August 11, 1956 (aged 44) East Hampton New York Notable Works: "Mural" Movement / Style: Abstract Expressionism Action painting automatism modern art Notable Family Members: spouse Lee Krasner Art L. Pollard, 61, of Commerce City, passed away October 2, 2019 in Brighton CO surrounded by his family. He was driving under the influence of alcohol and was killed after he was thrown from the vehicle. Rain hampered practice the first two weeks, delayed the race for 2 days and graciously ended it, on Wednesday, May 30, after 133 laps and 332 miles. For the 1973 race Art Pollard had a new Eagle, two good mechanics, and a new sponsor. You never saw him when he wasnt smiling, Mike said. google_color_bg = "ECF8FF"; respectfully declines requests to talk about the race. I had to learn to walk again. At Indy, the closest grandstand seats were moved back from the fence, and the wall "He said, 'You don't want to see it.". He finished in the top ten 30 times, with two victories, at Milwaukee and Dover, both in 1969. Swede Savage - driver (died later), Share this memorial using social media sites or email. It wasnt big money, but enough to do what we needed to, Judy Dippell said. "Well, you were running 150 mph, you're not running 250. limits were instituted and the rear wings were clipped from 64 inches in width to 55. wrong," said Dan Gurney, himself a driver until 1970 and later an owner and car Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Racing families never think it will be their loved-one. Pollard raced at Indy seven times, finishing eighth in the 1967 race. Can You Match These Lesser-Known Paintings to Their Artists? Art Pollard: The Life and Legacy of a Gentleman Racer by Bob Kehoe. ". The fingertips on his charred left hand were amputated. Jungian symbolism and the Surrealist exploration of the unconscious also influenced his works of this period; indeed, from 1939 through 1941 he was in treatment with two successive Jungian psychoanalysts who used Pollocks own drawings in the therapy sessions. All three major accidents resulted in fireballs. Reality set in quickly when, in a windy practice before pole qualifying, Pollard crashed in the first turn. From a small hydroplane on Oregons Umpqua River to micro-midgets and modified stock cars on a half-mile oval in Roseburg, Oregon. Driver Art Pollard was killed in a horrific pole-day qualifying crash. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Pollard moved in next door to Caskey in 1944. [4] Pollard had turned 46 one week before he died. But racing colleagues and fans agree, it was a huge loss. Art and his crew started 28 main events and won an astonishing 22 of them., Perhaps his most admirable quality (off the track) was his ability to take a moment of his time and make everybody he talked with feel important. "It was part of the gig.". It came out in the papers that i said that maybe I didn't get bumped. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. And I was wasted. Foyt, although Foyt then took to teammate George Snider's car. None of the men ever forgot about May 12, nor did they let their glowing recollections of the man they called friendly, loving and one of a kind fade. Mike lives in Reno, Nev., and works at a jewelry shop. google_ad_type = "text_image"; observers. Art Pollard Race Driver: A Life Remembered, It would honor him to know he is remembered, not only for his passion for racing and skill as a driver, but for who he was as a person. Swede Savage Fan site - articles and pictures, | You can always change this later in your Account settings. It was one of the most miserable weekends of his life. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. Walther's fate might have been worse; had the tank stayed with the car he surely would Map His family lived there for 11 months after his birth, and Pollock never returned to the town. He was so funny, kind, and always put other people first. car owner in Champ car. That's 500 pounds of high explosive. "In that crash forty percent of my body was burned. "After the second day, you started thinking: 'Who's next?'" We were listening to the radio broadcast of the activity at Indy when they announced that Art had crashed and later passed away in the hospital. My car hit another and then spun down the track with the wheels off it. The following year, while driving one of the celebrated STP-Turbo cars, he qualified 11th and was running fourth with just a few laps to go when a fuel pump drive shaft broke and forced him from the competition. Colin Chapman had returned to Indianapolis and Parnelli Jones was lending his expertise to the Granatelli team. His fathers Studebaker dealership sponsored his midget race car. Survivors were his widow, Patricia; a son Michael; a daughter, Judy Dipple of Speedway; and his mother, Mrs. Artie Pollard of McMinnville. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. The chassis dug into the grass and flipped upside-down, slid a short distance and then flipped back over as it reached the pavement again in turn two, finally coming to a stop in the middle of the track. 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