Hector Victor Honoré Jr. (September 9, 1905 in Pittsburg, Kansas â March 3, 1983 in Pana, Illinois), was an American racecar driver, mechanic and owner.
He was born the son of a Belgian father a French mother from in Pittsburg, Kansas. Following the death of his father, Hector's mother remarried and the family moved to Christian County, Illinois. They eventually settled in the town of Pana, Illinois where he operated a mechanic shop for several decades. He was married and had three daughters. He was brother-in-law of noted Baptist Evangelist Robert Sumner.
After a briefly driving his own cars, Honore focused on being a car owner and mechanic. His sprint car, the "Black Deuce," has won more races than any other sprint car in the history of the sport.