Spencer E. Wishart (December 3, 1889 – August 22, 1914) was an American

racing driver Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. In North America, the term is commonly used to describe all forms of automobile sport including non ...

. He was active during the early years of Indy car racing.

Biography

Wishart was born on December 3, 1889, in

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

. Wishart was killed on August 22, 1914, at age 24 when he clipped another car during a 1914 AAA Championship Car season race in

Elgin, Illinois Elgin ( ) is a city in Cook County, Illinois, Cook and Kane County, Illinois, Kane counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is located northwest of Chicago along the Fox River (Illinois River tributary), Fox River. As of the 2020 United Stat ...

. Wishart's car hit a fence and flipped, he was pinned beneath it and suffered a skull fracture and other injuries, dying in the hospital shortly thereafter. His mechanic John C. Jenter was also mortally injured in the crash. Wishart is interred at

Kensico Cemetery Kensico Cemetery, located in Valhalla, New York, Valhalla, Westchester County, New York was founded in 1889, when many New York City cemeteries were becoming full, and rural cemeteries were being created near the railroads that served the city ...

in Valhalla, New York.

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Images

File:Spencer Wishart Footstone 2012C.jpg, The footstone of Spencer Wishart File:Spencer Wishart Tombstone February 2012.JPG, The tombstone of Spencer Wishart

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wishart, Spencer 1889 births 1914 deaths Indianapolis 500 drivers Racing drivers who died while racing Sports deaths in Illinois Racing drivers from Philadelphia Burials at Kensico Cemetery