Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Red Amick


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The result was keep. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  18:36, 20 June 2021 (UTC)

Red Amick

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Entirely unreferenced article that fails WP:SIGCOV. This is essentially a WP:FANCRUFT article on a non-notable driver that only participated in two races and never made a significant placement. Per WP:INDISCRIMINATE, we don't need coverage on every person who ever participated in a race and whose available sources can only be found in statistical databases geared towards die hard sports fans. That kind of coverage is not significant enough for an encyclopedia entry. 4meter4 (talk) 14:38, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 15:12, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Motorsport-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 15:12, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Missouri-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 15:12, 12 June 2021 (UTC)

Comment - Competitors in the F1 World Championship and the Indy 500 are generally considered notable per WP:F1 and WP:AOWR; however the lack of cited sources needs to be addressed. Eagleash (talk) 08:53, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

Comment Indy 500 drivers satisfy the criteria at WP:NMOTOR, namely the third criteria. SSSB (talk) 13:43, 13 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Keep - Drivers who compete in the Indy 500 are exceedingly likely to be notable, however sources for an article like this will likely be older and unavailable online. HumanBodyPiloter5 (talk) 18:01, 13 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Keep - There's modern sources which can be used to cite just about everything in the article, eg Old Racing Cars and ESPN. I was able to find a period article about him suggesting the car he drove in the 1960 Indy 500 was actually the same car that won in 1957 and 1958, as well as suggesting he was quite impressive for a rookie, so probably there's many other contemporary sources which offer coverage (admittedly I haven't looked). I don't have the 1959 or 1960 annuals myself, but I'd also assume that Floyd Clymer's annuals would give a somewhat detailed profile of him as they do every driver for the year. A7V2 (talk) 09:13, 15 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Keep. I agree with 4meter4's principle, that we have way too many sportspeople just because they've been at one or few professional X sport events, but... Indy 500 is not just any other event it is one of worldwide top level auto racing events. - Nabla (talk) 14:08, 20 June 2021 (UTC)


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