# Earl Devore

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{{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](/source/Macksville%2C_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](/source/Hampton_Roads%2C_Virginia), U.S.
| module1 = 
  {{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes
  | Total_Champ_Races = 43
  | Years_In_Champ    = 7
  | Best_Champ_Pos    = 6th ([1927](/source/1927_AAA_Championship_Car_season))
  | First_Champ_Race  = [1912](/source/1912_AAA_Championship_Car_season) Jepsen Trophy ([Santa Monica](/source/Santa_Monica_Road_Race_Course))
  | Last_Champ_Race   = [1928](/source/1928_AAA_Championship_Car_season) International Motor Classic <br/> ([Rockingham Park](/source/Rockingham_Park))
  | First_Champ_Win   = [1926](/source/1926_AAA_Championship_Car_season) Charlotte 250 ([Charlotte](/source/Charlotte_Speedway_(board_track)))
  | 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](/source/racing_driver). DeVore and fellow driver [Norman Batten](/source/Norman_Batten) were aboard the [SS ''Vestris''](/source/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](/source/Billy_Devore), also became a racing driver.

== Motorsports career results ==

=== Indianapolis 500 results ===

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{{col-break}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Year
!Car
!Start
!Qual
!Rank
!Finish
!Laps
!Led
!Retired
|-
![1925](/source/1925_Indianapolis_500)
|24
|15
|97.799
|19
|13
|198
|0
|Flagged
|-
![1927](/source/1927_Indianapolis_500)
|10
|15
|107.497
|23
|2
|200
|0
|Running
|-
![1928](/source/1928_Indianapolis_500)
|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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{{DEFAULTSORT:Devore, Earl}}
Category:1889 births
Category:1928 deaths
Category:Deaths due to shipwreck at sea
Category:Indianapolis 500 drivers
Category:People from Stafford County, Kansas
Category:Racing drivers from Kansas
Category:AAA Championship Car drivers
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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