Lora Lawrence Corum (January 8, 1899 – March 7, 1949) was a co-winner of the

1924 Indianapolis 500 The 12th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 30, 1924. L. L. Corum started the race in the #15 entry, and was relieved during the race by Joe Boyer. Boyer proceeded to drive the c ...

Biography

Corum was born on January 8, 1899, in

Jonesville, Indiana Jonesville is a town in Wayne Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana, Wayne Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana, Bartholomew County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 178 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Columbus, Indiana met ...

to Margaret Hannah Marquette and William Cecil Corum. During the

Corum, in third place, was replaced by the more well-known

Joe Boyer Joseph Boyer Jr. (May 30, 1890 – September 2, 1924) was an American racing driver, and a winner of the 1924 Indianapolis 500. Early life Boyer was born on May 30, 1890, in St. Louis, Missouri and grew up in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Jo ...

on lap 109 on orders of the head of the team after Boyer's car developed trouble. While Corum received the prize money and was credited with the victory (later this was changed to the two drivers being co-winners), Boyer received most of the credit from the racing community. Corum qualified for the

1928 Indianapolis 500 The 16th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday, May 30, 1928. This was the first Indianapolis 500 presided over by new Speedway president Eddie Rickenbacker. Rain threatened to wash out ...

, but suffered a crash during a practice run on the morning of the race. Corum left racing in 1933, but returned in 1938 as a mechanic, working for Harry Miller's five car team at the Indianapolis 500. Corum died on March 7, 1949, at age 50.

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

References

External links

L. L. Corum - ChampCarStats.com
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L. L. Corum - Motorsport Memorial
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