Misplaced Pages

George Bailey (racing driver)

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
American racing driver (1898–1940)
George Bailey
BornGeorge Vernon Bailey
(1898-12-03)December 3, 1898
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
DiedMay 7, 1940(1940-05-07) (aged 41)
Speedway, Indiana, U.S.
Champ Car career
7 races run over 8 years
Best finish15th (tie) (1938)
First race1934 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Last race1939 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 0 0

George Vernon Bailey (December 3, 1898 – May 7, 1940) was an American racing driver active in the 1930s.

Death

Bailey was killed in a crash during practice for the 1940 Indianapolis 500 when his gasoline tank exploded after he spun and hit a wall. Bailey died shortly after.

Bailey became the first competitor to drive a rear-engined car in the Indianapolis 500 when he contested the 1939 race in a Gulf-Miller.

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired
1934 58 16 111.063 25 32 12 0 Crash T3
1935 35 29 113.432 25 26 65 0 Steering
1937 43 28 117.497 25 21 107 0 Clutch
1938 12 29 116.393 29 12 166 0 Clutch
1939 17 6 125.821 9 26 47 0 Valve
Totals 397 0
Starts 5
Poles 0
Front Row 0
Wins 0
Top 5 0
Top 10 0
Retired 5

References

  1. "Motorsport Memorial -". motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  2. "George Bailey". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  3. Brown, Allen. "George Bailey". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  4. "Race Driver Killed in Trial". The Milwaukee Journal. 7 May 1940. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  5. George Bailey, indymotorspeedway.com Archived 2018-09-05 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 7 December 2015

External links

Categories:
George Bailey (racing driver) Add topic