Henry Edwin Banks was an American racing driver. He competed in various disciplines of open-wheel motorsport. Banks is best remembered for winning the 1950 AAA National Championship, and for his later career as a USAC race official.
Banks, circa 1951
Banks tested the first-ever turbine-powered car at Indianapolis in 1955
Banks (center), with Ralph DePalma and Troy Ruttman in 1952
Royal Oak is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit, Royal Oak is located roughly 14 miles (22.5 km) north of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 58,211.
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