page_title: Leonard W. Miller
section_title: Mini-Indy tragedy
hierarchical_section_title: Leonard W. Miller / Mini-Indy tragedy
caption_attribution_description: English: African American auto racing pioneers Tommy Thompson, Leonard W. Miller and Ron Hines
context_page_description: Leonard W. Miller is one of two black motor racing pioneers living in the United States.
context_section_description: African American driver Tommy Thompson approached Miller in 1977 to continue the BAR effort with personal funds in FSV (called Mini-Indy cars at that time).  Miller’s longtime friend Ken Wright (auto racing mechanic) joined Ron Hines to perform mechanical duties on the Lola T-324 and T-620. BAR garnered some wins with Thompson, including the SCCA Northeast Division championship.
  Unfortunately, in September 1978, Thompson was killed in a crash at the Trenton Speedway in Trenton, New Jersey. Benny Scott finished the 1978 season for BAR.
caption: Tommy Thompson, Leonard W. Miller and Ron Hines at the Milwaukee Mile, September 1978
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