Joel Thorne
Race car driver, Deceased Person
1914 – 1955
65 Views
Who was Joel Thorne?
Joel Thorne was an American racecar driver, engineer, and playboy. He died when he crashed his private plane, after what witnesses described as "stunting", into an apartment building, killing eight residents including a two-month-old baby. Thorne raced his own cars is the Indianapolis 500, and later went on to attempt to design aircraft. The 1946 Indianapolis 500 was won by a car built by Thorne and driven by George Robson.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Oct 16, 1914
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Oct 17, 1955
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Joel Thorne." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 7 May 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/joel_thorne>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Joel Thorne biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In