Jimmy Snyder
Race car driver, Deceased Person
1909 – 1939
Who was Jimmy Snyder?
Jimmy Snyder was an American racecar driver.
Snyder was part of the midget car "Chicago Gang" with Emil Andres, Tony Bettenhausen, Cowboy O'Rourke, Paul Russo, and Wally Zale. They toured tracks in the Midwest and East Coast of the United States.
Snyder won the 1937 track championship at the Chicago Armory & Riverview. He also set a new track record at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for that season's Indianapolis 500.
Snyder appeared in five Indianapolis 500 events. He won the pole for the 1939 Indianapolis 500, setting another new track record in the process. He finished second in the event.
Snyder was killed in 1939 while racing in an appearance to help a midget car promoter in Cahokia, Illinois.
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- Born
- Mar 10, 1909
Chicago - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Jun 29, 1939
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on July 23, 2013
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