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Harry Stockman

Harry Stockman. Copyright Larry Dunham 2012, photos from West Coast Midget Racing Annual 1953/1954. Used with Permission.

Harry Stockman. Copyright Larry Dunham 2012, photos from West Coast Midget Racing Annual 1953/1954. Used with Permission.

Born:

13 Jan 1919
Detroit, Michigan

Died:

23 Mar 1994
Yucaipa, California

Nationality:

United States

Grands Prix:

0 (1953)

Indy 500s:

0 (1953)

Southern California track roadster and midget racer. Often based in Arizona and won the CRA Sprint Car race in the State there in 1952, at the South Mountain Speedway in Phoenix. That year proved his most successful one, as he also won the CRA Midget Championship in 1952. Harry died after a period of ill-health. Harry also played ice-hockey for a while, playing for the San Bernardino Shamrocks of the California Hockey League. Harry's son Gary later himself got into the sport, becoming a promoter and organiser at the Orange Show Speedway in San Bernardino, a track Harry used to race on.

Biography last updated 29 Aug 2017