Norman Batten


Norman Kirkpatrick Batten was an American racing driver active in the 1920s. Batten provided relief for Peter DePaolo in the 1925 Indianapolis 500, before his rookie year of 1926. He died and his body, along with fellow driver Earl Devore, were lost at sea after the sinking of the ocean liner SS Vestris.
On January 9, 1918, in Juliustown, New Jersey, Batten married Marion Calvin, daughter of Willian John Calvin and Harriet Dimond Kennedy. She was a registered nurse. His wife survived the sinking of the Vestris.

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Starts3
Poles0
Front Row0
Wins0
Top 51
Top 102
Retired1