Pete Romcevich, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Pete Romcevich

American racing driver

Date of Birth: 06-Jul-1906

Place of Birth: Gornji Milanovac, Moravica District, Serbia

Date of Death: 07-Sep-1952

Profession: engineer, racing automobile driver

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Pete Romcevich

  • Pete Romcevich (July 7, 1906–September 7, 1952) was a Serbian-American racecar driver.
  • He was born Slavko Romcevicto a Serbian family in the small village of Stipan near Lasinja, Croatia in what was then the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia (an autonomous kingdom within the Austro-Hungarian Empire).
  • Romcevich arrived to the United States in 1922 as a 16-year old, joining his brother, Gjuro (George) Romcevic who emigrated and arrived in the United State first.
  • George saved money and sent for Pete.
  • Romcevich had a successful midget car racing career and fabricated racing cars at his Speedway Garage in Roby, Indiana (now part of Hammond, Indiana).
  • He qualified and raced in the 1947 Indianapolis 500 driving a car owned by Anthony "Andy" Granatelli and attempted to qualify again in one of Granatelli's cars before a crash during qualifying.
  • He was killed in a midget race at the Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway in Detroit when his car went out of control.

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