Joe Thomas (racing driver) explained

Joe Thomas

Birth Name:

Joseph Henry Thomas

Birth Date:

2 August 1890

Birth Place:

Grays Harbor, Washington, U.S.

Death Place:

Sacramento, California, U.S.

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Total Champ Races:	50
Years In Champ:	10
Best Champ Pos:	5th (1921)
First Champ Race:	1916 Vanderbilt Cup (Santa Monica)
Last Champ Race:	1923 Raisin Day Classic (Fresno)
First Champ Win:	1921 25-mile Heat #3 (Beverly Hills)
Last Champ Win:	1921 Raisin Day Classic (Fresno)
Champ Wins:	2
Champ Podiums:	9
Champ Poles:	1

Joseph Henry Thomas (August 2, 1890 – December 28, 1965) was an American racing driver. Thomas started his professional racing career as a mechanician for Eddie Pullen in 1913.^[1] ^[2]

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year^[3]	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Retired
1920	28	19	92.800	6	8	200	Running
1921	25	22	96.250	5	22	25	Crash T3
1922	10	17	88.800	21	10	200	Running
Totals						425

Starts	3
Poles	0
Front Row	0
Wins	0
Top 5	0
Top 10	2
Retired	1

Notes and References

News: Joe Thomas Home for Short Visit . 31 May 2022 . The Seattle Star . October 19, 1916.
News: Omaha to be Thomas' Last Race; To Join Uncle Sam's Aviation Corps . 31 May 2022 . Omaha Daily Bee . June 24, 1917.
Web site: Driver Stats. IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com . 2016-07-30.