Hank Rogers

Hank Rogers was an American racing driver. He competed in the American Automobile Association sanctioned National Championship in 1946, 1949, and 1950.
During a career working as a potter in Trenton, New Jersey, Rogers began racing in 1946 as a last-minute fill in after his brother-in-law, a regular auto racer, was injured before a race. Rogers performed strongly in the event, and was offered a ride. Later that year, diving a car once owned by Joie Chitwood, Rogers won a Championship event at the Metrolina Fairgrounds near Charlotte, North Carolina.
Rogers scored a notable victory at the Reading, Pennsylvania fairgrounds. Driving a newly built car completed only minutes before the event, Rogers defeated a strong field of drivers that included Ted Horn, Tommy Hinnershitz, Bill Holland, and Spider Webb.