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Fred Comer

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Fred Comer
BornFred Griffitt Comer
(1893-02-19)February 19, 1893
Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
DiedOctober 12, 1928(1928-10-12) (aged 35)
Lawrence, Massachusetts, U.S.
Champ Car career
48 races run over 6 years
Best finish5th (1924)
First race1923 Altoona 200 (Altoona)
Last race1928 International Motor Classic
(Rockingham Park)
First win1926 Sesquicentennial Classic
Semi-Final (Atlantic City)
Wins Podiums Poles
1 8 1

Fred Griffitt Comer (February 19, 1893 – October 12, 1928) was an American racing driver. Like many American racers of his era, he was a board track racing specialist and made 43 AAA Championship Car starts on board ovals, with one win in 1926 on the Atlantic City track, and one pole. He also made four starts in the Indianapolis 500 with a best finish of fourth place in 1926.[1] He finished a career best fifth in 1924 AAA National Championship points. Comer died from injuries sustained in a racing accident at Rockingham Park board track in New Hampshire.[2]

Motorsports career results

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Indianapolis 500 results

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References

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  1. ^ "Fred Comer". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  2. ^ Brown, Allen. "Fred Comer". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  3. ^ "Fred Comer". Fox Sports. Retrieved 19 June 2014.