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Hal Robson
American racing driver (1911–1996)
This article is about the American auto racer. For the Welsh footballer, see Hal Robson-Kanu.
Harold Robson (August 16, 1911 – July 2, 1996) was an American racing driver active during the 1940s.[1][2]
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| Born | Harold Robson (1911-08-16)August 16, 1911 York, Ontario, Canada | ||||||
| Died | July 2, 1996(1996-07-02) (aged 84) Needles, California, U.S. | ||||||
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| 15+ races run over 7 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 20th (1948) | ||||||
| First race | 1940 Syracuse 100 (Syracuse) | ||||||
| Last race | 1949 Springfield 100 #2 (Springfield) | ||||||
| First win | 1946 Dayton Race #5 (Dayton) | ||||||
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Robson was the brother of 1946 Indianapolis 500 winner George Robson. Hal became a U.S. citizen at the same time as his brother in 1937.[3] He won the first race he competed in following his brother's death - his only career victory.[1]
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- "Hal Robson". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- Brown, Allen. "Hal Robson". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- U.S., Naturalization Records at www.ancestry.com
- "Driver Stats". IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com. Archived from the original on 2016-05-29. Retrieved 2016-05-16.