George Barringer
George Barringer (May 2, 1906 – September 2, 1946) was an American racecar driver from Wichita Falls, Texas active during the 1930s and 1940s. Barringer made 17 Championship Car starts with a best finish of second at Springfield in August 1935 and Milwaukee in August 1939. It was in 1941 that Barringer would debut a revolutionary rear engine racecar at the Indianapolis 500, unfortunately, he would only place 32nd after a garage fire destroyed the car before the race began. He and George Robson were killed in the same multi-car pile-up at the Lakewood Speedway in Atlanta, Georgia.
Indianapolis 500 results
| Year |
Car |
Start |
Qual |
Rank |
Finish |
Laps |
Led |
Retired |
| 1934 |
18 |
12 |
113.859 |
11 |
15 |
161 |
0 |
Bent front axle |
| 1936 |
17 |
14 |
112.700 |
27 |
8 |
200 |
0 |
Running |
| 1939 |
41 |
15 |
120.935 |
28 |
6 |
200 |
0 |
Running |
| 1940 |
6 |
16 |
121.889 |
22 |
14 |
191 |
0 |
Flagged |
| 1941 |
35 |
32 |
122.299 |
18 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
DNS |
| 1946 |
26 |
24 |
120.628 |
22 |
29 |
27 |
0 |
Gears |
| Totals |
779 |
0 |
|
|
| Starts |
6 |
| Poles |
0 |
| Front Row |
0 |
| Wins |
0 |
| Top 5 |
0 |
| Top 10 |
2 |
| Retired |
3 |
|
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