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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. I went out in qualifying later and set a new track record. This account has been disabled. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. 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. I do not immediately recall the year, but one of our local motorcycle shops hosted him and his Indy car for a promotion. get down the bloody straightaway.' Again on Wednesday, after another rain delay, the teams tried again. In time trials, with a car with the new air wing design, and running in high winds, the car went out of control and flipped several times at speeds over 190 miles an hour. 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. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Main So it was being a good father, a good man, and a person of integrity that I admire, Dippell said. and reduce the possibility of fire. We were kind of a joke. another driver," Johncock said. Rutherford was among the first on the scene of the crash. admitted that seeing an old friend's accident kept him on the safe side of 200. google_color_url = "0033FF"; Art's Parents - Artle Lee Pollard Sr. (1903-1964) & Bobbie Marie (Jaynes) Pollard (1907-2000). His car exploded in an angry orange flash. emphasis on safety. 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. If I can find it, I will attach a shot of it in another e-mail. For my hands I got a box of sand. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. He had suffered internal lung lesion due to flame inhalation, a broken leg, a fractured right arm, third-degree burns and a severe spinal injury. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? And I told 'em: "Goddammit, somebody hit me from behind.". the condition of Savage. Cars were on the edge. All Rights Reserved. These spiritual explorations prepared him to embrace the theories of the Swiss psychologist Carl Jung and the exploration of unconscious imagery in his paintings in subsequent years. that much more safe.". "What happened - what people saw - was my car hit a tire on Jerry Grant's Eagle and flip high into the air. Twelve cars were caught up in the wreckage as Walther's car pin-wheeled down the track upside down, gushing flaming methanol. scheduled 200 laps. Photo courtesy of Mike Pollard. he also had the rookie of the year, Graham McRae, who finished 16th. google_color_link = "0033FF"; Pollard's volume of art in the past seven years came after a five-year period when he stopped drawing after the death of his grandmother. After a while, I told my friend that I had to get back home to watch the time trials. google_ad_type = "text_image"; The race was postponed until Tuesday, when on the second parade lap, the sky opened again and another washout was declared. Try again later. And you know, hell, I was a damn good athlete. During one period in 1961, he won 22 of 28 main events. By Wednesday, tension and exhaustion infected the track. "I thought I was blind until I flipped up my visor. On-board fuel capacity was cut from 75 gallons to 40, turbocharger boost pressure He qualified 12th, but due to mechanical trouble on lap 7, he finished 31st. He was a truck driver who was elated when asked to become an STP crewman.]. 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. catching its nose and twirling like a propeller a half-dozen times while also overturning. 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Jackson Pollock, in full Paul Jackson Pollock, (born January 28, 1912, Cody, Wyoming, U.S.died August 11, 1956, East Hampton, New York), American painter who was a leading exponent of Abstract Expressionism, an art movement characterized by the free-associative gestures in paint sometimes referred to as action painting. During his lifetime he received widespread publicity and serious recognition for the radical poured, or drip, technique he used to create his major works. His family lived there for 11 months after his birth, and Pollock never returned to the town. Please select which sections you would like to print: Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? clean this time, with Bobby Unser getting a jump on Rutherford, who missed a gear change. 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. They said it was my fault. He studied life drawing, painting, and composition with Benton for the next two and one-half years, leaving the league in the early months of 1933. If you wait too long, you bog down.. Make sure that the file is a photo. Pollard's wreck (when he broke his leg in 1972) was a direct result of a broken right rear hub on his STP-Lola. "When I finally did come back to racing, the other drivers didn't coddle me about what I'd been through. He unstrapped and pronounced the day "the happiest of my life.". google_color_link = "0033FF"; Coming out of Turn 4 on the next lap, the rear of his 1,500-pound Eagle, heavy with 500 pounds of methanol, twitched. Learn more about merges. 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. Indianapolis Star - Sunday, May 13, 1973. "I tried to keep an upbeat conversation: 'The seat's here for you, Swede, I'm just He didn't get to race in 1972 although he qualfied his STP Lola in 10th spot. 1965: 3 races;0 wins; 0 Podiums; 0 Pole Positions, 1966: 7 races;0 wins; 0 Podiums; 0 Pole Positions, 1967: 10 races; 0 wins; 0 Podiums; 1 Pole Position, 1968: 20 races; 0 wins; 0 Podiums; 1 Pole Position, 1969: 18 races; 2 wins; 3 Podiums; 0 Pole Positions, 1970: 10 races; 0 wins; 1 Podium;0 Pole Positions, 1971: 10 races; 0 wins; 1 Podium;0 Pole Positions, 1972: 4 races;0 wins; 0 Podiums; 0 Pole Positions, 1967: Car #16; Thermo-King; Laps completed: 195; Start 13; Finished 8, 1968: Car #20; STP; Laps completed: 188; fuel shaft failure; Start 11; Finished 13, 1969: Car #40; STP; Laps completed: 7; driveline failure; Start 12; Finished 31, 1970: Car #10; Car Wash Systems; Laps completed: 28; Piston failure; Start 6; Finished 30, 1971: Car #64; Gilmore; Laps completed: 45; Valve failure; Start 31; Finished 26. Now engineers design and redesign cars and seats and helmets to minimize the effect on Arts friend Johnny Rutherford remembers, I was the first one by the scene of the accident where he crashed. He was a good dad. It was a May to forget. He has held positions as Media Coordinator for an SCCA Pro Series, and Public Relations Coordinator for a producer of major hot rod shows. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. Memorial ID. In 1961, Art won one of his favorite races, The Western States Championship in Fresno Ca. If there is anything good that came about from the 1973 Indianapolis, it was a new [5] Pollard also served in the United States Navy for a time. He finished in the top ten 30 times, with two victories, at Milwaukee and Dover, both in 1969. 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).. [Armando Moreno Teran was a 22 y/o from Culver City Ca. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). 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. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Early attrition knocked out Mario Andretti, stock-car regular Bobby Allison and A.J. Kind, generous, friendly, outgoing, persistent, honest, gentlemanly, optismistic, competitive, even-tempered, vibrant - these words describe a few of the qualities of this exceptional person who was also a great race driver. I had a lot of skin grafts on it. Johncock's celebration wasn't much of a party. IndySpeedway.com Magazine and eBay Motors. Robin Miller, the long-time Indianapolis Star racing writer who now works as an IndyCar reporter for NBC Sports Network and the Speed network, recalled sitting with Pollard on the pit wall early pole day morning. He turned the car over to its owner, Foyt, who had gone out on Lap 37 with a failed bolt. Please try again later. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). He was just an everyday, common person that shared stories. There was an error deleting this problem. preparations four times. 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. During pole qualifying earlier that month, driver Art Pollard was killed in a horrific crash when his car topped 191 mph, then struck the outside wall, burst into flames, spun into the infield. one of the corners that was grabable," said Dallenbach, who is now the chief steward Johncock said. He qualified in 31st spot in 1971. Maybe not to dad, because I think he took the relationships he had for granted, because he was that way though his whole life. He explored themes including surrealist navigation of the unconscious and Jungian symbolism. google_ad_format = "728x90_as"; Bob Stewart was a member of his first crew at Indianapolis, and a life-long friend. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Unfortunately Art slipped in Johnny Rutherford's oil and crashed in turn 1. "He said, 'You don't want to see it.". Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. From a small hydroplane on Oregons Umpqua River to micro-midgets and modified stock cars on a half-mile oval in Roseburg, Oregon. Art Pollard lived in Medford Oregon during the 1960s and early 70s and was killed during the Indianapolis 500 time trials on May 12, 1973. To this day, he Both men stood frozen in their separate locations as news broke on the radio that their friend, Art Pollard, had died in a crash on Pole Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Afterward, Patrick and Johncock held the most muted of victory banquets. . Patrick owned Patrick Racing, which fielded the winning car, driven by Gordon Johncock. In 1948, Green and Caskey traveled with Pollard to race tracks all over the West Coast and Canada to compete in micro-midget and hard-top events. Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA. There wouldn't be another on-track fatality at IMS until Gordon Smiley in 1982. Jim Malloy had crashed in this same turn 2 days before and would die 2 days later. Oops, something didn't work. There he came under the influence of Frederick John de St. Vrain Schwankovsky, a painter and illustrator who was also a member of the Theosophical Society, a sect that promoted metaphysical and occult spirituality. rescue Walther. google_ad_height = 90; He is also one of the first American painters to be recognized during his lifetime and after as a peer of 20th-century European masters of modern art. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. "They looked exactly alike," Andy said, speaking in the hushed tones of grief 40 years later. Fuel capacity was reduced from 75 to 40 gallons. We just took to each other, Green said. Christie started at Indianapolis every year from 1956 to 63. I just walked away.". | The yellow came out when light rain began falling on Lap 129. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. He drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1965-1973 seasons, with 82 career starts, including the 1967-1971 Indianapolis 500 races. Born in Dragon, Utah, and raised in the Portland, Oregon area, Pollard drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 19651973 seasons, with 84 career starts, including the 19671971 Indianapolis 500 races. In 1973, that figure was in excess of 1,000. His racing career started in Roseburg racing hydroplanes on the Umpqua River, and micro-midgets at the fairgrounds. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. position he would hold until pitting. I actually had an opportunity to meet him once in Lexington. Its different to drive, too. Its just like driving a passenger car. The race recommenced an hour later. "He was kind of cheering me on and was happy I was in a car, because we were Smiley died instantly from massive trauma inflicted by the severe impact. That point was clearly emphasized in Art Pollard: The Life and Legacy of a Gentleman Racer. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Art Lee Pollard Jr. Bobby Unser took the pole at 195.940 mph, 17 mph faster than the year before. He died in Indianapolis, Indiana as a result of injuries sustained in practice during the first day of time trials for the 1973 Indianapolis 500. He was rushed to Methodist Hospital, but died shortly afterward. Art Pollard, American race car driver (b. | Thirty-two cars returned to their original positions. The car was demolished. when he lost control of his STP red Eagle-Offy. Even though it was so hard to lose him, I find tremendous solace in my faith and the fact that I had such a loving dad. The traditional post-race banquet was I went out in qualifying later and set a new track record. Email to Arts brother, Robert Bob Pollard. 'You don't want to go up there.' For the next two years Pollock lived in poverty, first with Charles and, by the fall of 1934, with his brother Sanford. Nov 13, 1957 - Oct 2, 2019 Art was born May 5, 1927 in Dragon, Utah. It was the Golden Era of IndyCar racing. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. And you dont always get that from, not just race drivers, but also other stars so-to-speak. The two day event was held at the Kearney Bowl in Fresno California. Art L. Pollard, 61, of Commerce City, passed away October 2, 2019 in Brighton CO surrounded by his family. Ken Glass, a long-time Roseburg resident, sponsored Arts car until Indianapolis came calling and the rates simply got too expensive. Pollock was employed by the WPA Federal Art Project in the fall of 1935 as an easel painter. The flames melted it and crinkled it all up.". Generated by Wordfence at Wed, 1 Mar 2023 22:21:11 GMT.Your computer's time: document.write(new Date().toUTCString());. Second, where was I? He was so funny, kind, and always put other people first. Were it not for the lessons taught by tragedy, the race would be better forgotten. But the luck and success ran out preparing for the 1973 Indy 500, a race remembered for deadly accidents. The red flag flew as the rain intensified on Lap 133. The car slammed into the wall coming out of turn one and spun as it headed to the grass on the inside of the short chute. Granatelli had always watched the race from the pits but that year for the first time was in a penthouse suite overlooking pit lane from across the track. He was driving under the influence of alcohol and was killed after he was thrown from the vehicle. For a while though, it was touch and go. | He always made time for the people he knew and for the fans, Judy Pollard enjoying Arts race car in their Medford driveway in 1967. "I jumped on the throttle coming out of 2," Krisiloff said, "and spun my wheels halfway down the back straight in high gear.". Minutes later, Pollard's car smacked the outside wall in Turn 1, spun, flipped and slid to a stop in Turn 2, engulfed in flames. //-->,