John Boling

{{Short description|American racing driver (1895–1962)}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = John Boling

| image =

| caption =

| birth_name = John Riley Boling

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1895|11|19}}

| birth_place = Bloomfield, Texas, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1962|06|28|1895|11|19}}

| death_place = Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.

| module1 =

{{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes

| Total_Champ_Races = 2

| Years_In_Champ = 2

| First_Champ_Race = 1920 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)

| Last_Champ_Race = 1931 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)

| Champ_Wins = 0

| Champ_Podiums = 0

| Champ_Poles = 0

}}}}

John Riley Boling (November 19, 1895 – June 28, 1962) was an American racing driver.

Of direct Native American ancestry, Boling was the first Native American to race in the Indianapolis 500. Boling is buried in an unmarked grave at Oaklawn Cemetery in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Motorsports career results

= Indianapolis 500 results =

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Year

!Car

!Start

!Qual

!Rank

!Finish

!Laps

!Led

!Retired

1920

|32

|14

|81.850

|20

|11

|199

|0

|Flagged

1931

|48

|24

|102.860

|33

|36

|7

|0

|Rod

colspan=6|Totals

|206

|0

|

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Starts

|2

Poles

|0

Front Row

|0

Wins

|0

Top 5

|0

Top 10

|0

Retired

|1

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References

{{Reflist}}

  • {{cite web|last=Jenkins|first=Richard|url=http://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/John_Boling|title=John Boling}}

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Category:Indianapolis 500 drivers

Category:1895 births

Category:1962 deaths

Category:Racing drivers from Texas