Earl Devore

{{Short description|American racing driver (1889–1928)}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Earl Devore

| image = Earl Devore LCCN2016840215 (cropped).jpg

| caption = DeVore, circa 1925

| birth_name = Francis Earl Devore

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1889|12|02}}

| birth_place = Macksville, Kansas, U.S.

| death_date = {{Disappeared date and age|1928|11|12|1889|12|02}}

| death_place = 200 miles off the coast of
Hampton Roads, Virginia, U.S.

| module1 =

{{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes

| Total_Champ_Races = 43

| Years_In_Champ = 7

| Best_Champ_Pos = 6th (1927)

| First_Champ_Race = 1912 Jepsen Trophy (Santa Monica)

| Last_Champ_Race = 1928 International Motor Classic
(Rockingham Park)

| First_Champ_Win = 1926 Charlotte 250 (Charlotte)

| Champ_Wins = 1

| Champ_Podiums = 5

| Champ_Poles = 0

}}}}

Francis Earl Devore (occasionally spelt DeVore, December 2, 1889 – November 12, 1928) was an American racing driver. DeVore and fellow driver Norman Batten were aboard the SS Vestris ocean liner when it sank. He is credited with saving the lives of his wife, and Batten's wife. Both Batten and DeVore were lost at sea. Devore's son, Billy, also became a racing driver.

Motorsports career results

= Indianapolis 500 results =

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Year

!Car

!Start

!Qual

!Rank

!Finish

!Laps

!Led

!Retired

1925

|24

|15

|97.799

|19

|13

|198

|0

|Flagged

1927

|10

|15

|107.497

|23

|2

|200

|0

|Running

1928

|6

|24

|109.810

|18

|18

|161

|0

|Crash T1

colspan=6|Totals

|559

|0

|

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Starts

|3

Poles

|0

Front Row

|0

Wins

|0

Top 5

|1

Top 10

|1

Retired

|1

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References

  • [http://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Earl_Devore Old Racing Cars page]
  • [http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/LWFWIW/focusLWFWIW.php?db2=LWF&db=ct&n=12 Motorsport Memorial page]

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Category:1889 births

Category:1928 deaths

Category:Deaths due to shipwreck at sea

Category:Indianapolis 500 drivers

Category:People from Stafford County, Kansas

Category:Racing drivers from Kansas

Category:AAA Championship Car drivers

Category:20th-century American sportsmen