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| Affiliation | Nonpartisan |
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| Name | Ab Jenkins |
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Salt Lake City, Utah , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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January 25, 1883
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| Died | August 09, 1956
(73 years)
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| Contributor | RBH |
| Last Modifed | Juan Croniqueur
Dec 01, 2015 05:47am |
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Latter Day Saints (Mormon) -
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| Info | David Abbott "Ab" Jenkins was the mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah from 1940 to 1944 and was a professional race car driver. He drove the Duesenberg "Mormon Meteor" to a 24 hour average land speed record of 135 miles per hour (217 km/h) in 1935. In 1940 Jenkins set the 24-hour record of a 161.180 mph (259.394 km/h) average that lasted for 50 years (until 1990).
Jenkins's interest in motorsports began with racing motorcycles on dirt tracks and cross country. He then became interested in land speed records at the Bonneville Salt Flats. He was instrumental in establishing Bonneville as a location for such events, and in attracting overseas drivers such as George Eyston and Sir Malcolm Campbell to compete there.
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