Career
He was born on March 1, 1887. He participated in the inaugural Indianapolis 500. He later was a long-time Duesenberg factory-backed driver.
Hearne made 106 American Automobile Association Championship Carolina starts and continued driving until 1927, winning 11 Champ Carolina races and the 1923 National Championship.
He died on February 9, 1955. He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Bolivar, Missouri.