Finally, mercifully, the "72 Hours of Indianapolis" were over. As they were being Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Pollock was employed by the WPA Federal Art Project in the fall of 1935 as an easel painter. "I think we can trim it out and get a little more out of it," Pollard responded. interrupted and shortened the race. Maybe not to dad, because I think he took the relationships he had for granted, because he was that way though his whole life. As their communities grappled with an invisible enemy, artists have often tried to make sense of the random . He died in Indianapolis, Indiana in a practice run during the first day of time trials for the 1973 Indianapolis 500. BARBARA POLLARD OBITUARY. If there is anything good that came about from the 1973 Indianapolis, it was a new Swede Savage Fan site - articles and pictures, | Both men stood frozen in their separate locations as news broke on the radio that their friend, Art Pollard, had died in a crash on Pole Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Cars were on the edge. Its just like driving a passenger car. | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7232111/art-lee-pollard. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jackson-Pollock, National Gallery of Art, Washington - Biography of Jackson Pollock, Guggenheim - Biography of Jackson Pollock, The Art Story - Biography of Jackson Pollock, Jackson Pollock - Children's Encyclopedia (Ages 8-11), Jackson Pollock - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up). I got up early and went to visit him. Smiley's funeral was held on May 20, 1982 and he was buried in his birth location in Nebraska. Mike couldnt believe what he was hearing. Milwaukee-area auto dealer. Artle Lee Pollard, Jr. (May 5, 1927 May 12, 1973), was an American racecar driver. He was very popular, very quiet, but on the race track, very successful, Carnegie said. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. He waved his checkered cap from the riding mechanic's seat of his winning Delage. And I was wasted. And I saw myself and , honest to God, didn't believe it was me. Ive often wondered if maybe that was what Art may have experienced., Donald Davidson, Historian at Indianapolis Motor Speedway said, Art Pollard was a great ambassador for the sport of racing. google_color_link = "0033FF"; And so that helped. 1970 Indianapolis 500 [ESPN Classic Telecast Version] (Full Race), 5. In 1973, that figure was in excess of 1,000. During a subsequent practice lap, a wheel came off in the NE corner and he crashed, breaking his leg. The chassis dug into the grass and flipped upside-down, slid a short distance and then flipped back over as it reached the pavement again in turn two, finally coming to a stop in the middle of the track. "We used to average a death a year out here," recalled track announcer Tom On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Again on Wednesday, after another rain delay, the teams tried again. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Twelve cars were caught up in the wreckage as Walther's car pin-wheeled down the track upside down, gushing flaming methanol. Sorry! Note: Prior to 1965 Artwon 83 championship events in the Western Statesand Canada and became one ofSouthern Oregons biggest stars. Only a couple of hundred yards past the flag stand, Growing up in the small. Try again. He grew up in California and Arizona, where his father worked on a string of unprofitable truck farms. His car exploded in an angry orange flash. Can You Match These Lesser-Known Paintings to Their Artists? Art qualified in the field for the 1972 race, but broke his leg in a post-qualifying accident and was unable to race. Born in Dragon, Utah, and raised in the Portland, Oregon area, Pollard drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 19651973 seasons, with 84 career starts, including the 19671971 Indianapolis 500 races. I was a helluva mess at the time but still conscious. Pollard dominated racing on the super modified circuit on the West Coast in the late '50s and early '60s. Pollard raced at Indy seven times, finishing eighth in the 1967 race. Robin Millers 2016 Christmas Gifts Suggestions including Art Pollard: The Life and Legacy of a Gentleman Racer by Bob Kehoe. Nov 13, 1957 - Oct 2, 2019 Then I thought: Well, shit. The message was stressed in the costliest of terms Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Qualifying speeds were down nearly 10 mph, with Foyt winning the pole and Rutherford collecting the first of his three victories. People came to see the storied track's first 200-mph laps. He was rushed to Methodist Hospital, but died shortly afterward. Savage hit was moved. There wouldn't be another on-track fatality at IMS until Gordon Smiley in 1982. Walther touched wheels with Jerry Grant's car in the sixth row and was launched into the catch fence near the starting line. He hit the inside wall almost head-on at full speed. "He said, 'You don't want to see it.". GREAT NEWS! Art L. Pollard. I remember, though,that when they pulled me out of the car right after it happened, they asked me first, what was my name? He really was an extraordinary individual blessed with many rare qualities and talents., Art Pollard was a credit to the sport of auto racing. Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA. A little after 2 p.m., for the second time in three days, gentlemen started their engines. Following a stint in the U.S. Coast Guard and a career in the high-tech industry, he turned to automotive writing on a full-time basis, beginning with the Oregonian newspaper in 1994. google_page_url = document.location; In 1928 they moved to Los Angeles, where Pollock enrolled at Manual Arts High School. Born in Dragon, Utah, and raised in the Portland, Oregon area, Pollard drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1965-1973 seasons, with 84 career starts, including the 1967-1971 Indianapolis 500 races. His tires were warmed, his four-speed gear box in high. "Back then, it was like me sitting on this stool with a seat belt," Foyt said. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. My left hand was burned so bad that the tips of all the fingers were amputated. driving on the track. Despite his hard luck with cars, Pollard quickly gained a strong fan base, not just from Southern Oregon, but at Indy as well. google_ad_height = 90; Early attrition knocked out Mario Andretti, stock-car regular Bobby Allison and A.J. "By Wednesday, when we showed up at the race track, the place stunk," he said. Upon his death, Pollard's family established the Art Pollard Fund with a $25,000 bequest. He was very courteous as a driver, but very strong and aggressive on the trackbut with respect for the other driver.. No one did. If you wait too long, you bog down.. For these pieces, many made during his poured period, Pollock dripped paint onto canvas to convey the emotion of movement. May of 1973 was a deadly month at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, earning it the nickname Bloody May. Drivers who survived an earlier era now openly wonder how they did. scheduled 200 laps. "I tried to keep an upbeat conversation: 'The seat's here for you, Swede, I'm just Photo courtesy of Bob Pollard. Granatelli had always watched the race from the pits but that year for the first time was in a penthouse suite overlooking pit lane from across the track. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Christie was born in Grants Pass in 1924 and helped his family raise hops. But he never forgot about his old friends. All during practice he was saying that this might be his best year. POLLARD--Barbara, who retired in 2002 as the English Department Chairperson at the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York City . He qualified 12th, but due to mechanical trouble on lap 7, he finished 31st. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. And I think it was a tribute to him and the fact that he cared. All Rights Reserved. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. At Milwaukee, on August 22, 1965 - Art Pollard made his USAC Champ Car debut, driving a rear-engine Rolla Vollstedt designed car owned by Jim Robbins. announcer, 'We're supposed to have 33 of the best drivers in the world and they can't even preparations four times. Art was born November 13, 1957, in Denver, CO, to Arthur L. and Philomena "Minnie" (Schenfeld) Pollard. It gets to your stomach, to your head.". "In that crash forty percent of my body was burned. Unser led early, then Savage went to the front. Try again later. I'd splash on the alcohol and take a handful of sand and squeeze and squeese it. It was like a blanket of fire on the track. Walther clipped Grant's left front tire, and the car jumped violently into the fence, Early Life Paul Jackson Pollock was born on January 28, 1912 in Cody, Wyoming. Oops, something didn't work. He was 46. nationality American born May 5, 1927 hometown Dragon, Utah died May 12, 1973 place of death Indianapolis. improved even more. He went to a hospital locally and started visiting that hospital and bringing drivers with him. "Terrible. "I remember the first time I saw what I looked like. The large wings of 1972-73 were reduced in size. plastic cylinders and covering plates designed to minimize the force of impact. The Art Pollard Day in May continued for decades after dads death. There he came under the influence of Frederick John de St. Vrain Schwankovsky, a painter and illustrator who was also a member of the Theosophical Society, a sect that promoted metaphysical and occult spirituality. I mean, I was skinny. A system error has occurred. Pollard died in Indianapolis, Indiana, as a result of injuries sustained in a crash during practice on the first day of time trials for the 1973 Indianapolis 500. google_ad_channel ="0983136519"; The car slammed into the wall coming out of turn one and spun as it headed to the grass on the inside of the short chute. Turbochargers and bolt-on wings introduced in 1972 resulted in an unprecedented spike in speeds that year. It did provide money. Map This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Clouds threatened again but sun broke through and the track dried. "We flipped it over and I didn't want to see him because I knew I had to race. Walther's fate might have been worse; had the tank stayed with the car he surely would It was as if a message were being sent with the relentless rain that delayed, By the mid-60s, car owners were trying to talk Pollard into driving their cars at Indianapolis. By Lap 42, Savage, the 26-year-old charger from California, had taken the lead, a Driver Art Pollard was killed in a horrific pole-day qualifying crash. google_ad_client = "pub-8002195670072149"; That same year, 1968, he won the pole position at the Milwaukee 200 and led the race for the first 135 miles, when his brakes failed. . The book was released this year by Bob Kehoe of Hillsboro. He was a real nice guy and we got along very well, Green said. He hit it head-on with enough force to rip the machine in two "When somebody's hurt, he goes through a helluva rehabilitation process. 1927) Artle Lee Pollard, Jr. (May 5, 1927 - May 12, 1973), was an American racecar driver. "It really tries on a driver hard. The rear of the car slipped out in Turn 4, and when Savage caught the car it was It wasnt big money, but enough to do what we needed to, Judy Dippell said. The second car out on the track was Graham Hill #70, who posted a four-lap average of 171.208 mph. But after the wreck, I looked like I was fifteen years old again. When a race driver is killed on the track the first thing everybody says is,"That's too bad, he was a hell of a guy." In the obituary the next day, his past performances are listed and any other worthy achievements are mentioned. Grandfather on the Pollard Side - Andrew Jackson Pollard . Jackson Pollock died in a car crash in the summer of 1956 at age 44. Pollocks evolution from this point throughout the 1940s shows a struggle to find a process by which he could translate his entire personality into painting. I'd lost fifty pounds or so. I went out in qualifying later and set a new track record. Oops, we were unable to send the email. 1965: 3 races;0 wins; 0 Podiums; 0 Pole Positions, 1966: 7 races;0 wins; 0 Podiums; 0 Pole Positions, 1967: 10 races; 0 wins; 0 Podiums; 1 Pole Position, 1968: 20 races; 0 wins; 0 Podiums; 1 Pole Position, 1969: 18 races; 2 wins; 3 Podiums; 0 Pole Positions, 1970: 10 races; 0 wins; 1 Podium;0 Pole Positions, 1971: 10 races; 0 wins; 1 Podium;0 Pole Positions, 1972: 4 races;0 wins; 0 Podiums; 0 Pole Positions, 1967: Car #16; Thermo-King; Laps completed: 195; Start 13; Finished 8, 1968: Car #20; STP; Laps completed: 188; fuel shaft failure; Start 11; Finished 13, 1969: Car #40; STP; Laps completed: 7; driveline failure; Start 12; Finished 31, 1970: Car #10; Car Wash Systems; Laps completed: 28; Piston failure; Start 6; Finished 30, 1971: Car #64; Gilmore; Laps completed: 45; Valve failure; Start 31; Finished 26. Invalid memorial. Art was born May 5, 1927 in Dragon, Utah. Not a single lap was complete when the race was halted. Pollard, 46, was pronounced dead an hour later from pulmonary damage due to flame inhalation. What I really admired about Bob Christie was that he was such a gentleman on the track. Being a big race fan, I was fortunately allowed to go. Then they had two big fellas, two great big fellas, come in and lift me up and hold me up in the air and let me try and move my legs. Foyt approached and put a hand on Johncock's arm. During one period in 1961, he won 22 of 28 main events. cemeteries found in McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. He sliced and diced his way up through the field and took the lead from STP teammate and Indy 500 winner Mario Andretti. A.J. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. | MEDFORD, Ore. Among those starting their engines in the 1950s, 60s and early 70s were two Southern Oregon natives, Bob Christie of Grants Pass and Art Pollard of Medford. Pollard was known as a giving man who did things like visit troops in Vietnam and give speeches at churches and high schools all over the nation. Art's Parents - Artle Lee Pollard Sr. (1903-1964) & Bobbie Marie (Jaynes) Pollard (1907-2000). Drivers and crews were taut. the condition of Savage. google_page_url = document.location; "He was kind of cheering me on and was happy I was in a car, because we were No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Foyt, although Foyt then took to teammate George Snider's car. The neighborhood kids (and dogs) were thrilled! google_ad_channel ="0983136519"; Driver Art Pollard was killed in an accident during pole day practice. Raw speed ruled. Swede Savage - driver (died later), I had no brows and almost like a burr haircut. But it was his love of adventure that got him into racing stock cars and midgets in the 40s and 50s. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. It was a lot of fun.. Thirty-two cars returned to their original positions. Jackson Pollock lived in New York after moving there in 1930 to study art. We just dont!, It was hard, and I still miss having him in my life, adds Judy. Then all of a sudden we broke through that, and Bruce bought us white pants, we had Levis and t-shirtsand then about that time, we gained the respect of the rest of the people, Stewart said. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Rutherford He was a good dad. "They could have just as well red-flagged the thing and we would have been happy to have gone on to Milwaukee.". "See, that's where I was so fortunate. Hell, we'd take him on hunting trips, fishing trips, everywhere. Meanwhile, the infield continued its metamorphosis into a bog of mud and stinking As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Savage was moving toward the front again on Lap 59 On-board fuel capacity was cut from 75 gallons to 40, turbocharger boost pressure Parking A popular super-modified champion in the Western States in the 1960s - to . For a while though, it was touch and go. This browser does not support getting your location. for Championship Auto Racing Teams. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. For a moment it was up in the air and then it spun sideways and came down on fire. Safety was the watchword for the 1974 Indianapolis 500. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. 1961 Art Pollard won the 1961 Western States Race of Champions with the 34 Willys racer with a longer chassis and some added body work and a new fuel tank which increased the weight to 2050 pounds. //-->,