Len Zengel


Leonard Joseph Zengel, Sr. was an American racecar driver.

Biography

He was born on 15 March 1887 in Dayton, Ohio to Leonard A. Zengel. His siblings were, George H. Zengel, Sophia Zengel, Jennie L. Zengel, Michael E. Zengel Sr., Charlie Zengel, Dorothy A. Zengel, and Murray A. Zengel.
On October 8, 1910 he won the annual Fairmount Park road race in Philadelphia driving a Chadwick Engineering Works auto.
In 1911 he won the Elgin Trophy.
He participated in the 1912 Indianapolis 500.
He married Mary L. Howell and had a son, Leonard Joseph Zengel, Jr. who died in a car accident when he fell asleep at the wheel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He had a daughter, Betty Jean Zengel.
He operated a Chrysler and Plymouth dealership.
He died on 24 September 1963 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania at age 76.

Indy 500 results

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Front Row1
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Top 50
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