John C. Hrankaj, publicly known as Johnny Hannon (November 9, 1909 – May 21, 1935) was an American racing driver and boxer.
He was killed in Speedway, Indiana, while testing a car for the 1935 Indianapolis 500 – his first year of attempting to qualify for the race.
[1] In 1934 Hannon was the AAA Eastern Circuit dirt track racing champion.
Hannon piloted Gus Strupp's Big Car to win the American Automobile Association sanctioned race on October 14, 1934.
[4] In 1935 Hannon was to attempt to qualify for the Indianapolis 500, but lost control of his car in practice and went over the Northwest wall.