George Bailey (racing driver)

George Bailey (September 25, 1900 in Indianapolis, Indiana – May 7, 1940 in Indianapolis, Indiana) was an American racecar driver active in the 1930s. He was killed in a crash during practice for the 1940 Indianapolis 500, when his gasoline tank exploded. He lost control of his car and skidded sideways into a concrete wall. It spun back across the track and hit the inside guard rail, causing the gasoline tank to explode.[1]

Bailey became was the first competitor to drive a rear-engined car in the Indianapolis 500 when he contested the 1939 race in a Gulf-Miller.[2]

Indy 500 results
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References
  1. "Race Driver Killed in Trial". The Milwaukee Journal. 7 May 1940. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  2. George Bailey, indymotorspeedway.com Retrieved 7 December 2015

See also
  • List of fatalities at Indianapolis


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