Ernie Ansterburg Explained
| Ernie Ansterburg |
| Birth Name: | Ernest Putnam Ansterburg |
| Birth Date: | 1 October 1891 |
| Birth Place: | Concord, Michigan, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Module1: | | Embed: | yes | | Total Champ Races: | 7 | | Years In Champ: | 2 | | Best Champ Pos: | 18th (1924) | | First Champ Race: | 1923 Beverly Hills 250 #2
(Beverly Hills) | | Last Champ Race: | 1924 Raisin Day Classic (Fresno) | | Champ Wins: | 0 | | Champ Podiums: | 0 | | Champ Poles: | 0 |
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Ernest Putnam Ansterburg (October 1, 1891 – October 16, 1924) was an American racing driver.[1]
Death
Ansterburg was fatally injured on a practice lap at Charlotte Speedway in North Carolina on October 16, 1924. He was ejected from his car when it crashed into the upper guardrail ahead of the track's inaugural race. Mechanical investigation showed the accident was caused by a broken front suspension. Ansterburg died on the way to the hospital.[2] [3]
Motorsports career results
Indianapolis 500 results
| Year | Car | Start | Qual | Rank | Finish | Laps | Led | Retired |
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| 1924 | 10 | 10 | 99.400 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 0 | Crash T2 |
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| Totals | 2 | 0 | | |
| Starts | 1 |
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| Poles | 0 |
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| Front Row | 0 |
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| Wins | 0 |
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| Top 5 | 0 |
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| Top 10 | 0 |
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| Retired | 1 | |
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[4] Notes and References
- Web site: Ernie Ansterburg. ChampCarStats.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20230405110413/http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/AnsterbergErnie.htm. 2023-04-05. live.
- News: Auto driver is killed on new Charlotte track. The Spartanburg Herald. October 17, 1924.
- Book: Singer. Marc P.. Sumner. Ryan L.. 2003. 1. Riding the Boards. https://books.google.com/books?id=nWY3g4aLrv4C&pg=PA15. Images of America: Auto Racing in Charlotte and the Carolina Piedmont. Charleston, South Carolina. Arcadia Publishing. 15. 978-0-7385-1515-1.
- Web site: Ernie Ansterburg Indianapolis 500 stats. IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20190730235846/https://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/events/indy500/history/historical-stats/driver-stats/drivers/ernie-ansterburg. 2019-07-30. dead.
