He died living his dream, doing what he loved; and it was a privilege for him to race at that level., Mike Pollard, was working as a steel fabricator for Fred Gerhardt in Fresno, California. But he never forgot about his old friends. Tom Carnegie, you know, the voice of Indy, when he says, after being there 60 years, that dad was the most loved driver among the other drivers, that means more than if he ever won Indianapolis to me. cemeteries found in McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. google_ad_client = "pub-8002195670072149"; observers. I was surprised to find the site honoring your brother, his career, and untimely death. Add to your scrapbook. "It was part of the gig.". From his years with Benton through 1938, Pollocks work was strongly influenced by the compositional methods and regionalist subject matter of his teacher and by the poetically expressionist vision of the American painter Albert Pinkham Ryder. Art's Parents - Artle Lee Pollard Sr. (1903-1964) & Bobbie Marie (Jaynes) Pollard (1907-2000). He had just turned 46 one week before he died. Johnny Rutherford won the pole position. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. google_ad_type = "text_image"; Jackson Pollock is best known for his action paintings and Abstract Expressionist works. It came out in the papers that i said that maybe I didn't get bumped. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Foyt had already went up that way and had walked back and grabbed a hold of me and said, Art Pollard (Dad) began racing a small hydroplane on Oregons Umpqua River, next micro-midgets, then modified stockcars in a half-mile oval in Roseburg, Oregon. while injuring a dozen spectators. He really put his foot into it and topped teammate Hills speed with an incredible 171.559 mph average. The two day event was held at the Kearney Bowl in Fresno California. Art Pollard: The Gentleman Racer Paperback - September 13, 2019 by Bob Kehoe (Author) 9 ratings See all formats and editions Paperback $25.00 1 New from $25.00 First published in 2016, this is an expanded version of Art Pollard's biography that includes more content and photos. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. On race day, Monday, May 28, the massive crowd included 23 U.S. prisoners of war recently released by Hanoi. Try again later. google_color_link = "0033FF"; A little after 2 p.m., for the second time in three days, gentlemen started their engines. I couldn't walk at all. Born in Dragon, Utah, and raised in the Portland, Oregon area, Pollard drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1965-1973 seasons, with 84 career starts, including the 1967-1971 Indianapolis 500 races. He finished in the top ten 30 times, with two victories, at Milwaukee and Dover, both in 1969. Martin says Bob Christie was a class act in the racing community. Pollard dominated racing on the super modified circuit on the West Coast in the late '50s and early '60s. ARTHUR POLLARD OBITUARY *ARTHUR POLLARD* Former University of Arizona football star and horse racing legend, Arthur Pollard, died on September 8th, 2008 at age 86. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? He first qualified for the Indianapolis 500 in 1967. "After the second day, you started thinking: 'Who's next?'" Pollock was employed by the WPA Federal Art Project in the fall of 1935 as an easel painter. hands. From the time I was a little girl, I never thought it would happen to him. "Well, you were running 150 mph, you're not running 250. have been incinerated. When they got me up to walk, I'd get dizzy and go sit back down. After the delay, Johncock moved into the lead and dominated until the race was At Indy, the closest grandstand seats were moved back from the fence, and the wall Make sure that the file is a photo. Again on Wednesday, after another rain delay, the teams tried again. Despite his hard luck with cars, Pollard quickly gained a strong fan base, not just from Southern Oregon, but at Indy as well. from behind at 60 mph and killed him. You can always change this later in your Account settings. This brought back many memories for Fletcher, who owned the car that Art Pollard died in during the 1973 race. He also won the A Dash, the Fast Heat Race, and all three of his 25 lap main events. google_ad_format = "728x90_as"; Corrections? Finally, mercifully, the "72 Hours of Indianapolis" were over. An accident had not killed a driver here since 1973, when Art Pollard died on the first day of qualifications and Swede Savage died of injuries sustained in an accident during the race. "See, that's where I was so fortunate. After these experiences, his work became semiabstract and showed the assimilation of motifs from the modern Spanish artists Pablo Picasso and Joan Mir, as well as the Mexican muralist Jos Clemente Orozco. Drivers who survived an earlier era now openly wonder how they did. "I jumped on the throttle coming out of 2," Krisiloff said, "and spun my wheels halfway down the back straight in high gear.". But after the wreck, I looked like I was fifteen years old again. Walther clipped Grant's left front tire, and the car jumped violently into the fence, He died after driving drunk and crashing into a tree in New York in 1956, at age 44. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Somewhere in my possessions I have an autographed photo of Art and the Indy car. Approximately one hour after the accident, Art Pollard was pronounced dead. The grandstand was showered in debris and burning fuel. Grandfather on the Pollard Side - Andrew Jackson Pollard . Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. Art qualified in 6th spot in 1970. The start was Art is shown holding his three year old daughter Judy. 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. Generated by Wordfence at Wed, 1 Mar 2023 22:21:11 GMT.Your computer's time: document.write(new Date().toUTCString());. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. google_color_bg = "ECF8FF"; Art Pollard was a top-notch racecar driver, but there was more to him than that. home.". "I thought it was my son who had been hit.". ", "To me, it was a horrible year," recalled Andy Granatelli. In 1973, that figure was in excess of 1,000. Pollard was born in Dragon, Utah, but spent much of his youth in and around Los Angeles. "When I first got out, I remember I put on my nice-looking crepe slacks and my good-looking shirts. He was just an everyday, common person that shared stories. For a while though, it was touch and go. They said it was my fault. In years since, there has been no final determination on the cause of Arts accident. The car slammed into the outside wall coming out of turn one, burst into flames, and spun as it headed to the grass on the inside of the short chute. Please try again later. People in the pits recall the searing intensity of the heat. 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. It just makes driving at Indianapolis easier. . It was then Joe Leonards turn in his #60 STP turbine. They had recently returned from a New Orleans vacation with their wives and two other couples. Tales Yesterday Art Pollard left us. Dallenbach also talked to Savage in the hospital, because he was hired to replace him. Then Johncock recorded an unofficial lap of 199.4 mph during tire testing in March 1973. June 8, 1969 The STP team showed up at Milwaukee with Greg Weld in the #57 STP Gerhardt Offy and it was a good thing. Growing up in the small. | google_ad_width = 728; Thanks for your help! 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. ). Pollard was pronounced dead an hour later. But the luck and success ran out preparing for the 1973 Indy 500, a race remembered for deadly accidents. If I can find it, I will attach a shot of it in another e-mail. Pollard died Wednesday of cardiac arrest at a Los Angeles hospital, his longtime. He qualified 12th, but due to mechanical trouble on lap 7, he finished 31st. The car was demolished. (Jackson dropped his first name, Paul, about the time he went to New York in 1930.) Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? We just got on the plane and came home.". "We flipped it over and I didn't want to see him because I knew I had to race. The car was uncompetitive and Art switched to a new Lotus Offy. He died Dec. 27, 2012. Try again later. Failed to remove flower. I had a lot of skin grafts on it. Not just for publicity, but sincerely cared for people, Dippell said. gravity. canceled and he and many others on the team went instead to Methodist Hospital to check on "I still feel bad about it. On the track, he won 83 championship events and became one of Southern Oregons biggest stars in Indianapolis. Like Christie, Art Pollard of Medford began his racing career in midgets and stock cars. Try again later. Unfortunately, Indianapolis Motor Speedway was where Pollard lost his life in an accident on May 12, 1973, during a practice run for the Indy 500. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. As the race started, Salt Walther and Jerry Grant touched wheels, launching Walther's car into the catch fence . ), "If you really stop and think about it and you follow racing, it seems like before In the fall of 1930 Pollock followed his brother Charles, who left home to study art in 1922, to New York City, where he enrolled at the Art Students League under his brothers teacher, the regionalist painter Thomas Hart Benton. Place of Birth - Dragon, Utah which became a ghost town shortly after his birth.. Siblings - A sister, Christine, 3 years older and a brother Robert, 3 years younger (shown in a 1930 photo).. Art Pollard: The Life and Legacy of a Gentleman Racer. Over the left hand I wear a glove, a black glove. It was really impressive, he said. I discovered an interesting fact the other day while following some of your links. He was very popular, very quiet, but on the race track, very successful, Carnegie said. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. My car hit another and then spun down the track with the wheels off it. "I think Characteristic paintings from this period include Bird (c. 1941), Male and Female (c. 1942), and Guardians of the Secret (1943). "When somebody's hurt, he goes through a helluva rehabilitation process. The racing thing interested me also.. And you dont always get that from, not just race drivers, but also other stars so-to-speak. The impact tore off two wheels immediately, and the wings were also torn off during the slide. Your access to this service has been limited. Auto Racer. Artle Lee Pollard, Jr. (May 5, 1927 May 12, 1973), was an American racecar driver. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. The traditional victory banquet was canceled. During one period in 1961, he won 22 of 28 main events. "We used to average a death a year out here," recalled track announcer Tom There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. A lot of fans - and drivers too - said that Walther blew it. From a small hydroplane on Oregons Umpqua River to micro-midgets and modified stock cars on a half-mile oval in Roseburg, Oregon. safety truck, speeding up pit road in the opposite direction of normal traffic, hit Teran Miller was surprised when Pollard said he would take the car out during pre-qualifying practice. That's 500 pounds of high explosive. I found on Findagrave.com. Pollard had clipped a wall, an impact that sent his car skidding into the infield grass . A native of Portland, Oregon, Bob Kehoe is a freelance automotive journalist and photographer who wrote his first car column for his high school newspaper. For my hands I got a box of sand. "I was astounded. Bob and his wife Karen reside in Hillsboro, Oregon. 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. Tuesday was wet, as well, and the drivers saw the red flag while on their parade lap. Fletcher warned Smiley. It did provide money. Art died inIndianapolis,Indianaas a result of injuries sustained in practice for the 1973Indianapolis500. Then I thought: Well, shit. Photo courtesy of Bob Pollard. Photo courtesy of Mike Pollard. In 1945 Pollock married the painter Lee Krasner and moved to East Hampton, on the southern shore of Long Island, New York. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Krasner, whom Pollock respected as an artist, had already proven her ability to handle his affairs with Guggenheim. It was as if a message were being sent with the relentless rain that delayed, Parts of my kneecap were smashed. 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