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![]() Wishart in 1912
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Born |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
December 3, 1889
Died | August 14, 1914 Elgin, Illinois |
(aged 24)
Known for | 1911 Indianapolis 500 |
Spencer E. Wishart (3 December 1889 – 22 August 1914) was an American racecar driver. He was active during the early years of the Indianapolis 500.
He was born on 3 December 1889 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Wishart was killed on 22 August 1914 at age 24 when he clipped another car during an 1914 AAA Championship Car season race in Elgin, Illinois. He crashed into a tree. Spencer Wishart is interred at Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York.
The footstone of Spencer Wishart
The tombstone of Spencer Wishart