Webb Jay Explained
| Webb Jay |
| Birth Name: | Webb Jay |
| Birth Date: | 22 June 1870 |
| Birth Place: | Dexter, Iowa, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Module1: | | Embed: | yes | | Total Champ Races: | 3 | | Years In Champ: | 1 | | Best Champ Pos: | 4th (1905) | | First Champ Race: | 1905 Empire City Race (Empire City) | | Last Champ Race: | 1905 Glenville Race (Cleveland) | | First Champ Win: | 1905 Morris Park Race #2
(Morris Park) | | Champ Wins: | 1 | | Champ Podiums: | 2 | | Champ Poles: | 0 |
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Webb Jay (June 22, 1870 – June 4, 1952) was an American racing driver.[1] Jay participated in the inaugural AAA Championship car season in 1905. Competing for the White Motor Company in a steam-powered vehicle known as "Whistling Billy," Jay performed strongly, setting the world record time for one mile at Morris Park Racecourse, on July 4, 1905.[2] Later that season, he suffered a career ending injury, after initially being reported dead.[3]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Webb Jay . 2024-06-08 . www.champcarstats.com.
- News: July 5, 1905 . WORLD'S AUTO RECORD HELD BY STEAM CAR: Mile in 48 4-5 Seconds by Jay's 20-Horse Power Machine . The New York Times . New York, NY . 8.
- News: Times . Special to The New York . 1905-08-19 . MOTORIST WEBB JAY FATALLY HURT IN RACE; Plunged Through Fence and Down Bank in Big Car. FELL UNCONSCIOUS IN WATER Accident on Track at Buffalo Before Big Crowd Causes Protest Against the Sport. . 2024-06-08 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
