Leroy Warriner
American racing driver
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| Intro | American racing driver | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Racecar driver Formula One driver Engineer | |
| Work field | Engineering Sports | |
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| Birth | 1 March 1919, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. | |
| Death | 2 January 2003Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. (aged 83 years) | |
| Star sign | Pisces |
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Leroy Warriner (March 1, 1919 – January 2, 2003) was an American racing driver from Indianapolis who attempted to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 every year from 1951 to 1958 without succeeding. Warriner only managed to qualify for a single Championship Car race, the September 1953 race at the Indiana State Fairgrounds where he started and finished 18th. He retired from racing in 1962 then owned the Indianapolis Speeddrome with Gene Hartley until 1977. An accomplished midget car racer, he was inducted into the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame.