Walt Faulkner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Walt Faulkner

racecar driver

Date of Birth: 16-Feb-1918

Place of Birth: Tell, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 22-Apr-1956

Profession: engineer, racing automobile driver, Formula One driver

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Walt Faulkner (February 16, 1918 – April 22, 1956) was an American racing driver from Tell, Texas.
He moved to Milledgeville, Georgia at the age of two-and-a-half, and to Lake Wales, Florida at the age of eight.
He then moved to Los Angeles, California in 1936.
Faulkner competed mainly in the National Championship and in stock car races.
In 1950 Faulkner became the first rookie to win pole position at the Indianapolis 500.
He died in 1956 after a qualifying crash at a USAC Stock Car event in Vallejo, California. Earlier in his career, Faulkner raced motorcycles and then midget cars for the Edelbrock dirt track racing team.
He had great success in midget car racing and was inducted into the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 2007.
Faulkner was also inducted into the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame in 2006.