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Ernest Putnam Ansterburg (October 1, 1891 – October 16, 1924) was an American racing driver.^[1]

Death

Ansterburg was fatally injured on a practice lap at Charlotte Speedway in North Carolina on October 16, 1924. He was ejected from his car when it crashed into the upper guardrail ahead of the track's inaugural race. Mechanical investigation showed the accident was caused by a broken front suspension. Ansterburg died on the way to the hospital.^[2]^[3]

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Led	Retired
1924	10	10	99.400	10	22	2	0	Crash T2
Totals						2	0

Starts	1
Poles	0
Front Row	0
Wins	0
Top 5	0
Top 10	0
Retired	1

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References

^ "Ernie Ansterburg". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on 2023-04-05.
^ "Auto driver is killed on new Charlotte track". The Spartanburg Herald. October 17, 1924.
^ Singer, Marc P.; Sumner, Ryan L. (2003). "1. Riding the Boards". Images of America: Auto Racing in Charlotte and the Carolina Piedmont. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-7385-1515-1.
^ "Ernie Ansterburg Indianapolis 500 stats". IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com. Archived from the original on 2019-07-30.

External links

Ernie Ansterburg at Find a Grave

[1] "Ernie Ansterburg". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on 2023-04-05.

[2] "Auto driver is killed on new Charlotte track". The Spartanburg Herald. October 17, 1924.

[3] Singer, Marc P.; Sumner, Ryan L. (2003). "1. Riding the Boards". Images of America: Auto Racing in Charlotte and the Carolina Piedmont. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-7385-1515-1.

[4] "Ernie Ansterburg Indianapolis 500 stats". IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com. Archived from the original on 2019-07-30.

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