{{Short description|American racing driver (1889–1928)}} {{sources needed|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Earl Devore | image = Earl Devore LCCN2016840215 (cropped).jpg | caption = DeVore, circa 1925 | birth_name = Francis Earl Devore | birth_date = {{Birth date|1889|12|02}} | birth_place = Macksville, Kansas, U.S. | death_date = {{Disappeared date and age|1928|11|12|1889|12|02}} | death_place = 200 miles off the coast of <br/> Hampton Roads, Virginia, U.S. | module1 = {{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes | Total_Champ_Races = 43 | Years_In_Champ = 7 | Best_Champ_Pos = 6th (1927) | First_Champ_Race = 1912 Jepsen Trophy (Santa Monica) | Last_Champ_Race = 1928 International Motor Classic <br/> (Rockingham Park) | First_Champ_Win = 1926 Charlotte 250 (Charlotte) | Champ_Wins = 1 | Champ_Podiums = 5 | Champ_Poles = 0 }}}}
'''Francis Earl Devore''' (occasionally spelt '''DeVore''', December 2, 1889 – November 12, 1928) was an American racing driver. DeVore and fellow driver Norman Batten were aboard the SS ''Vestris'' ocean liner when it sank. He is credited with saving the lives of his wife, and Batten's wife. Both Batten and DeVore were lost at sea. Devore's son, Billy, also became a racing driver.
== Motorsports career results ==
=== Indianapolis 500 results ===
{{col-begin|width=auto}} {{col-break}} {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Year !Car !Start !Qual !Rank !Finish !Laps !Led !Retired |- !1925 |24 |15 |97.799 |19 |13 |198 |0 |Flagged |- !1927 |10 |15 |107.497 |23 |2 |200 |0 |Running |- !1928 |6 |24 |109.810 |18 |18 |161 |0 |Crash T1 |- |colspan=6|'''Totals''' |559 |0 | |} {{col-break|gap=1em}} {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Starts |3 |- !Poles |0 |- !Front Row |0 |- !Wins |0 |- !Top 5 |1 |- !Top 10 |1 |- !Retired |1 |} {{col-end}}
== References ==
* [http://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Earl_Devore Old Racing Cars page] * [http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/LWFWIW/focusLWFWIW.php?db2=LWF&db=ct&n=12 Motorsport Memorial page]
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