, markedly improved Ed Elisian's unofficial 148-mph-one-lap record for an American race track, which had been set in preparation for the 1958 Indianapolis 500. The next day, the left rear tire was cut as a result of running over a foreign object, which forced Teague to pit. Teague was trying to go even faster on February 11, 1959, eleven days before the first Daytona 500. "Teague pushed the speed envelope in the high-powered Sumar Special streamliner – to an estimated ." His car spun and flipped through the third turn and Teague was thrown, seat and all, from his car. He died nearly instantly, eleven days shy of his 38th birthday. Legacy Teague was the inspiration for Doc Hudson in the film Cars. Motorsports career results Indianapolis 500 * Shared drive with Duane Carter, Jimmy Jackson and Tony Bettenhausen ** Shared drive with Gene Hartley NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.) Grand National Series References External links 1921 births 1959 deaths People in the automobile industry Hudson Motor Car Company Sportspeople from Daytona Beach, Florida Racing drivers from Florida NASCAR drivers Indianapolis 500 drivers AAA Championship Car drivers Racing drivers who died while racing Sports deaths in Florida Burials in Florida USAC Stock Car drivers