:''This article is about the racing driver. For the educational philanthropist, see
Cecil Howard Green.''
'Cecil Green' (born
September 30,
1919 - died
July 29,
1951) was an
American racecar driver from
Dallas, Texas.
Racing career
Green won 34 races between 1948 and 1950 in
Oklahoma and
Missouri, and bunch more in
Texas. He won the 1949
Oklahoma City and
Southwest AAA titles.
[Biography at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame] He won in seven different
Offenhauser cars. Green place fourth in his first
Indianapolis 500 in
1950. He finished 22nd in the
1951 Indianapolis 500.
He died in a qualifying crash at
Winchester Speedway in
Winchester, Indiana in 1951, which became known as "Black Sunday".
Career award
★ Green was inducted in the
National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 2003.
Indy 500 results
| Year | Car | Start | Qual | Rank | Finish | Laps | Led | Retired |
|---|
| 1950 | 54 | 12 | 132.910 | 2 | 4 | 137 | 0 | Running |
|---|
| 1951 | 4 | 10 | 131.892 | 32 | 22 | 80 | 5 | Rod |
|---|
| 'Totals' | 217 | 5 | |
|
| Starts | 2 |
|---|
| Poles | 0 |
|---|
| Front Row | 0 |
|---|
| Wins | 0 |
|---|
| Top 5 | 1 |
|---|
| Top 10 | 1 |
|---|
| Retired | 1 |
|---|
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World Championship career summary
The Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation. Cecil Green participated in 2 World Championship races. He started on the pole 0 times, won 0 races, set 0 fastest laps, and finished on the podium 0 times. He accumulated a total of 3 championship points.
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