Eylard Theodore Horn was an American racing driver.
19 Facts About Ted Horn
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Ted Horn's family moved several times during his childhood, finally settling in Los Angeles.
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On his way to work one day Ted Horn was pulled over for speeding.
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Ted Horn would heed the advice of the policeman and would eventually return to pick up his car.
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When Ted Horn began his racing career in earnest at a California race track called Legion Ascot Speedway he found he had much to learn as he was usually the slowest driver on the track.
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Ted Horn suffered a serious racing accident which broke his foot and burned his back and kept him on the mend for several weeks.
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Ted Horn fully intended to abide by his parents wishes but after three years he began racing again.
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Ted Horn steadily improved to the point he finished a close second in a race to Indianapolis 500 winner Louis Meyer.
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Meyer was impressed with young Ted Horn, who felt he now needed to travel to the mid-western and eastern regions of the United States where there were more race tracks and opportunities for a young race driver.
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In 1934 in preparation for the Indianapolis 500 Ted Horn practiced in a car called the Mick Special.
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Ted Horn was successful enough to attract the attention of Harry Miller.
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Ted Horn did make the field for the 1935 Indianapolis 500.
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Ted Horn dropped out of the race after 145 laps, most of which was spent fighting the steering problem.
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The combination Hartz and Ted Horn was immediately a potent one as Ted Horn would finish second on his first race with Hartz.
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Ted Horn had two more Indianapolis 500 starts with the Hartz machine and finished third and fourth respectively.
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Ted Horn continued to race with moderate success through the 1930s, with second, third and fourth places at the Indianapolis 500 and placing well in the championship standings.
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Ted Horn volunteered for World War II service but was rejected on the basis of his racing injuries.
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Ted Horn never won the Indianapolis 500, but achieved nine straight top-four finishes.
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Ted Horn was taken to the hospital alive but died a short time later.