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Jack Ziegenthaler
 
Complete name: Henry John Ziegenthaler
Birth date: 21.Jun.1907
Birth Place: Dayton, OH, United States
Death date: 15.May.1995
Death Place: Dayton, OH, United States
Nationality: United States
Gender: male
 

Notes:
Ziegenthaler competed on midwestern U.S. dirt tracks before WW-II. His name has been incorrectly identified as the true surname of Clay Corbitt, a veteran of 22 years of racing in the midwest.

 

Career Summary:

 
Sources:
  • 1910 United States Federal Census.
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  • 1920 United States Federal Census.
  • 1930 United States Federal Census.
  • Social Security Death Index.
  • Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002.
  • Newspaper The Lima News (Lima, OH, United States), issue of Monday, 09 June 1930, page 5, Special to The Lima News, article "New Record Is Set By Racer" [Clay Corbitt and Jack Ziegenthaler were both entrants at this event.]
  • Newspaper The Piqua Daily Call (Piqua, OH, United States), issue of Saturday, 12 May 1934, page 6, article "Racers Ready!" [Clay Corbitt and Heinie Ziegenthaler were entrants for the event at Greenville, Ohio].
  • Website Find A Grave: Henry J. Ziegenthaler.