Webb Jay

{{Short description|American racing driver (1870–1952)}} {{sources needed|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Webb Jay | image = | caption = | birth_name = Webb Jay | birth_date = {{Birth date|1870|06|22}} | birth_place = Dexter, Iowa, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1952|06|04|1870|06|22}} | death_place = Miami, Florida, U.S. | module1 = {{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes | Total_Champ_Races = 3 | Years_In_Champ = 1 | Best_Champ_Pos = 4th (1905) | First_Champ_Race = 1905 Empire City Race (Empire City) | Last_Champ_Race = 1905 Glenville Race (Cleveland) | First_Champ_Win = 1905 Morris Park Race #2 <br> (Morris Park) | Champ_Wins = 1 | Champ_Podiums = 2 | Champ_Poles = 0 }}}}

'''Webb Jay''' (June 22, 1870 – June 4, 1952) was an American racing driver.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Webb Jay |url=http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/JayWebb.htm |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=www.champcarstats.com}}</ref> Jay participated in the inaugural AAA Championship car season in 1905. Competing for the White Motor Company in a steam-powered vehicle known as "Whistling Billy," Jay performed strongly, setting the world record time for one mile at Morris Park Racecourse, on July 4, 1905.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 5, 1905 |title=WORLD'S AUTO RECORD HELD BY STEAM CAR |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-new-york-times/4352884/ |access-date=June 11, 2025 |work=The New York Times |location=New York, NY |pages=8 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Later that season, he suffered a career ending injury, after initially being reported dead.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1905-08-19 |title=MOTORIST WEBB JAY FATALLY HURT IN RACE; Plunged Through Fence and Down Bank in Big Car. FELL UNCONSCIOUS IN WATER Accident on Track at Buffalo Before Big Crowd Causes Protest Against the Sport. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1905/08/19/archives/motorist-webb-jay-fatally-hurt-in-race-plunged-through-fence-and.html |access-date=2024-06-08 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

== References ==

== External links ==

* {{Find a Grave|255852968}} * [https://www.firstsuperspeedway.com/photo-gallery/webb-jay Webb Jay - First Super Speedway]

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