1. George Reggie "Little George" Amick was an American racecar driver, mainly competing in the American National Championship.
11 Facts About George Amick
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George Amick was killed in a crash in a USAC 100-mile race at Daytona International Speedway.
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George Amick competed in USAC National midgets for three seasons, finishing in the top ten points each season, and won 16 feature races.
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George Amick totaled 38 wins including the 1957 Turkey Night Grand Prix.
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George Amick moved to Indy cars and won three times in 43 starts.
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George Amick found himself running a comfortable second to leader Jimmy Bryan with just 20 laps remaining.
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Demler and his team felt George Amick was in a position to catch Bryan and perhaps even win, but decided against pushing their rookie driver into a potentially fatal mistake, and George Amick came home an easy second.
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George Amick was named the 1958 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year.
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George Amick was competing in the only Indy Car race ever run at the Daytona International Speedway and was killed in an accident on the final lap.
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George Amick is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis.
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George Amick was inducted into the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 2009.