Billy Carlson was killed during the running of a 250 mile race at the Pacific Coast Speedway (often referred to as Tocoma Speedway).
Near the end of the race, a blown tire caused the car to crash off the high banked board track. The riding mechanic, Paul Franzen, was killed instantly and Billy Carlson died later in the day at a local hospital.
Billy's marker was placed by the "Racers at Rest" Project in conjunction with the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum Foundation.∼Billy Carlson was an American racecar driver. He was killed in an AAA National Championship race.
Billy Carlson began his career competing in races on the Pacific coast and was a comparative unknown before he started in the 500-mile classic at Indianpolis in 1914. He took ninth in the event and "immediately attained prominence on the gasoline circuit."
He was a member of the Maxwell team for two years in 1914 and 1915 after he was "discovered" by Ray Harroun, a Maxwell engineer. His most notable achievement after joining Maxwell was his world's non-stop record of 305 miles made at San Diego, California, in January 1915. He came in second to Barney Oldfield at Venice, California.
Carlson sustained fatal injuries in the Montamarathon race at Tacoma Speedway on July 4, 1915. Maxwell suspended their racing game for the remainder of the season and the team was disbanded and the automobiles were shipped back to the factory in Detroit.
Near the end of the race, a blown tire caused the car to crash off the high banked board track. The riding mechanic, Paul Franzen, was killed instantly and Billy Carlson died later in the day at a local hospital.
Billy's marker was placed by the "Racers at Rest" Project in conjunction with the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum Foundation.∼Billy Carlson was an American racecar driver. He was killed in an AAA National Championship race.
Billy Carlson began his career competing in races on the Pacific coast and was a comparative unknown before he started in the 500-mile classic at Indianpolis in 1914. He took ninth in the event and "immediately attained prominence on the gasoline circuit."
He was a member of the Maxwell team for two years in 1914 and 1915 after he was "discovered" by Ray Harroun, a Maxwell engineer. His most notable achievement after joining Maxwell was his world's non-stop record of 305 miles made at San Diego, California, in January 1915. He came in second to Barney Oldfield at Venice, California.
Carlson sustained fatal injuries in the Montamarathon race at Tacoma Speedway on July 4, 1915. Maxwell suspended their racing game for the remainder of the season and the team was disbanded and the automobiles were shipped back to the factory in Detroit.
Billy Carlson was killed during the running of a 250 mile race at the Pacific Coast Speedway (often referred to as Tocoma Speedway).
Near the end of the race, a blown tire caused the car to crash off the high banked board track. The riding mechanic, Paul Franzen, was killed instantly and Billy Carlson died later in the day at a local hospital.
Billy's marker was placed by the "Racers at Rest" Project in conjunction with the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum Foundation.∼Billy Carlson was an American racecar driver. He was killed in an AAA National Championship race.
Billy Carlson began his career competing in races on the Pacific coast and was a comparative unknown before he started in the 500-mile classic at Indianpolis in 1914. He took ninth in the event and "immediately attained prominence on the gasoline circuit."
He was a member of the Maxwell team for two years in 1914 and 1915 after he was "discovered" by Ray Harroun, a Maxwell engineer. His most notable achievement after joining Maxwell was his world's non-stop record of 305 miles made at San Diego, California, in January 1915. He came in second to Barney Oldfield at Venice, California.
Carlson sustained fatal injuries in the Montamarathon race at Tacoma Speedway on July 4, 1915. Maxwell suspended their racing game for the remainder of the season and the team was disbanded and the automobiles were shipped back to the factory in Detroit.
Near the end of the race, a blown tire caused the car to crash off the high banked board track. The riding mechanic, Paul Franzen, was killed instantly and Billy Carlson died later in the day at a local hospital.
Billy's marker was placed by the "Racers at Rest" Project in conjunction with the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum Foundation.∼Billy Carlson was an American racecar driver. He was killed in an AAA National Championship race.
Billy Carlson began his career competing in races on the Pacific coast and was a comparative unknown before he started in the 500-mile classic at Indianpolis in 1914. He took ninth in the event and "immediately attained prominence on the gasoline circuit."
He was a member of the Maxwell team for two years in 1914 and 1915 after he was "discovered" by Ray Harroun, a Maxwell engineer. His most notable achievement after joining Maxwell was his world's non-stop record of 305 miles made at San Diego, California, in January 1915. He came in second to Barney Oldfield at Venice, California.
Carlson sustained fatal injuries in the Montamarathon race at Tacoma Speedway on July 4, 1915. Maxwell suspended their racing game for the remainder of the season and the team was disbanded and the automobiles were shipped back to the factory in Detroit.
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