Lindsey Hopkins Jr. (March 10, 1908 – February 14, 1986) was born in Greensboro, North Carolina. He built a career in commercial and industrial banking, owning homes in Miami and Atlanta, where he had close ties to Coca-Cola. He also owned a chain of hotels in the Bahamas. Early life

Hopkins was born in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1908. His father was the American businessman and philanthropist Lindsey Hopkins Sr.

Hopkins attended the University of Georgia.

Hopkins was married to Dorothy Smith Hopkins, who was an accomplished pianist.

Business Activities

Racing Hopkins was an American sportsman car owner who continued entering cars at Indianapolis 500 races even when he could not obtain sponsorships. Through the years, Hopkins's entries did not always carry sponsorship nor did they need to as he was purported to be the second largest Coca-Cola stockholder but as costs of racing increased through the years, Hopkins found sponsors. A regular from 1951 through 1982, fielding as many as four cars in some years, he won 11 American Automobile Association or United States Auto Club National Championship races. In 1971, the Hopkins team used a Kuzma rear engine chassis modified by the Kenyon brothers powered by a turbocharged Ford engine.Triplett, K., Triplett, K., & Triplett, K. (1970, January 01). Kevin Triplett's Racing History. Retrieved from http://triplettracehistory.blogspot.com/2016/01/

Hopkins’ first Indianapolis 500 car was a dirt track machine obtained from Lou Moore in June 1950. Henry Banks drove it to that year's American Automobile Association National title as well as to second place in 1951.

Longtime Lindsey Hopkins Racing driver Roger McCluskey won the 1972 California 500 in Ontario, California, and the United States Auto Club National Championship in 1973. Hopkins's team of drivers included Jim Rathmann (second at Indianapolis in 1957 and 1959), Bill Vukovich, A. J. Foyt, Lloyd Ruby, Bobby Marshman, Don Branson, Tony Bettenhausen, Gary Bettenhausen, Wally Dallenbach, Pat O’Connor, and George Amick, among numerous others. He was inducted into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame.

Hopkins continued to live up to his role as a gentleman sportsman as he entered cars in the Indianapolis 500 up until his death in February 1986. Through the years, Hopkins never won the ‘500,’ and was touched by tragedy several times, first when Bill Vukovich died in 1955 behind the wheel of the Hopkins Special while leading the Indianapolis ‘500.’ However, even his friend Bill's death did not dim Hopkins’ appetite for racing. In his words: “Bill wouldn’t have wanted me to quit.”In addition, Hopkins was an accomplished amateur magician. As a result, his cars featured a logo of a top hat and “Thurston” the rabbit.

IndyCar wins # Season Date Sanction Track / Race No. Winning driver Chassis Engine Tire Grid Laps Led11950September 10AAAMichigan State Fairgrounds Speedway (DO)8 Henry BanksMooreOffenhauser L4 270 ciFirestone 3 1221956November 12USACArizona State Fairgrounds (DO)78 George Amick1952 Lesovsky DOffenhauser L4 270 ciFirestonePole 10031957July 4USACLakewood Speedway (DO)78 George Amick (2)1952 Lesovsky DOffenhauser L4 252 ciFirestone 3 964August 25USACMilwaukee Mile (O)26 Jim Rathmann1957 Epperly FEOffenhauser L4 252 ciFirestone 5 12351959April 4USACDaytona International Speedway (O)16 Jim Rathmann (2)1959 Watson FEOffenhauser L4 252 ciFirestone 2 35NCApril 4USACDaytona International Speedway (O)16 Jim Rathmann1959 Watson FEOffenhauser L4 252 ciFirestone 2 176October 18USACArizona State Fairgrounds (DO)16 Tony BettenhausenKuzma DOffenhauser L4 252 ciFirestone 8 5571962November 18USACArizona State Fairgrounds (DO)1 Bobby Marshman1961 Kuzma DOffenhauser L4 252 ciFirestone 4 2181966August 7USACLanghorne Speedway (O)8 Roger McCluskeyEagle 66Ford Indy DOHC V8Goodyear 2 14291968August 17USACSpringfield Mile (DO)8 Roger McCluskey (2)1961 Kuzma DOffenhauser L4 252 ciGoodyear 4 28101972September 3USACOntario Motor Speedway (O)14 Roger McCluskey (3)McLaren M16AOffenhauser L4t 159 ciGoodyear 8 40111973July 15USACMichigan (O)3 Roger McCluskey (4)McLaren M16BOffenhauser L4t 159 ciGoodyear 4 29

Football

Auto racing was not Hopkins' only interest. In 1967, he and fellow car owner John Mecom Jr bought the new franchise of the New Orleans Saints football team. He was also part owner of the Atlanta Falcons.

Coca-Cola Company Hopkins was elected to the board of the Coca-Cola Co. in March 1954, and filled the vacancy resulting from the death of Mrs. Lettle P. Evans.Hopkins Named by Coca Cola Board-News_Article__Miami_Herald_published_as_The_Miami_Herald___March_2_1954__p39

Real Estate Lindsey Hopkins Jr. was President of Montauk Beach Company Inc.The East Hampton Star, East Hampton NY, June 27, 1957THE EAST HAMPTON STAR. EAST HAMPTON. N. Y.. JUNE 28. 1956, Page 8 Mr. Hopkins was also head of a corporation which owned and operated Coral Harbour, multi-million dollar club and residential development in the Bahamas.

Banking

Hopkins founded Security Trust Company in 1938, which held the majority of the common stock and all of the preferred stock in the Montauk Beach Company. The firm provided trust and estate management services, but was not engaged in commercial banking functions. Security Trust Company was acquired by Nortrust Corp. of Chicago in December 1971 and became Northern Trust Bank of Florida.Security Trust Moving in May-News_Article__Miami_Herald_published_as_The_Miami_Herald___January_3_1973__p25Giant Bank Seeks Miami Trust Firm - News_Article__Miami_Herald_published_as_The_Miami_Herald___September_3_1971__p21

Roosevelt Hotel Miami (Lindsey Hopkins Technical College) The construction of Roosevelt Hotel was started by Fred Rand, which was slated to be a $2,750,000 Hotel, and was supposed to have 560 rooms. However, the Roosevelt Hotel Project was left unfinished in 1926, and its unfinished walls and rude interior furnished a haven for hobos and the homeless of 10 years, while two hurricanes did their unsuccessful best to ruin it.

In 1936 the Roosevelt Hotel was acquired by Lindsey Hopkins Sr., Hopkins' father to both repair and finish. Over one million dollars was spent to complete the Roosevelt Hotel.Miami millions : the dance of the dollars in the great Florida land boom of 1925, Kenneth Ballinger, 1936 January 8, 1936 | Miami Herald | Miami, Florida | Page 1

Upon the passing of Lindsey Hopkins Sr., the building was sold for only $225,000 to the Miami Dade Public Schools by Hopkins Jr. and renamed in honor of his father. Located in the heart of Miami's "Healthcare District", it is now known as Lindsey Hopkins Technical College.

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