Willie Haupt

William Edward "Willie" Haupt (10 July 1885 Philadelphia,Pennsylvania[1] – 16 April 1966 Montgomery County ?, Pennsylvania) [2] William Edward Haupt was the son of Herman Haupt (born in 1843 in Germany[3] died in 1916[4] in Pennsylvania) and Emma Lauschke (born 1851 in Germany[3] died in 1920[5] in Pennsylvania) who Immigrated to America in 1864 Haupt was an American race car driver. and drove in 4 Indianapolis 500 mile races in 1913 thru 1915 and also in the 1920 race with his best finish in the 1913 race finishing 9th in 1918 was an Engineer for Haupt & Shaffer Co.[6] and During WWII Haupt worked as an Engineer in the Philadelphia Navy Yard in the aircraft engine laboratory [7]

Indy 500 results[8]

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Retired
1913	35	15	80.760	18	9	200	Running
1914	43	28	89.390	15	12	200	Running
1915	28	24	80.360	24	11	200	Running
1920	34	13	85.480	16	16	146	Rod
Totals						746

Starts	4
Poles	0
Front Row	0
Wins	0
Top 5	0
Top 10	1
Retired	1

References

"WWII Draft Registration".
"Social Security Death Index".
"1900 U.S. Census Philadelphia Pennsylvania".
"Find A Grave Record for Herman Haupt".
"Find A Grave Record for Emma Haupt".
"WWI Draft Registration Card Record".
"WWII Draft Registration Card".
"Driver Stats". IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com. Retrieved 2016-05-16.

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[1] "WWII Draft Registration".

[2] "Social Security Death Index".

[:0-3] "1900 U.S. Census Philadelphia Pennsylvania".

[4] "Find A Grave Record for Herman Haupt".

[5] "Find A Grave Record for Emma Haupt".

[6] "WWI Draft Registration Card Record".

[7] "WWII Draft Registration Card".

[8] "Driver Stats". IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com. Retrieved 2016-05-16.