George Barringer
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| Born | George William Barringer May 10, 1906 Cleburne, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | September 2, 1946 (aged 40) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||
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| 17 races run over 9 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 6th (1939) | ||||||
| First race | 1932 Roby 100 (Roby) | ||||||
| Last race | 1946 Atlanta 100 (Lakewood) | ||||||
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George William Barringer (May 10, 1906 – September 2, 1946)[1] was an American racing driver, active during the 1930s and 1940s.
Racing career
Barringer made 17 Championship Car starts with a best finish of second at Springfield in August 1935 and Milwaukee in August 1939. In 1941, Barringer debuted a revolutionary rear-engined racecar at the Indianapolis 500; he only placed 32nd after a garage fire destroyed the car before the race began. He and George Robson were killed in the same multicar pile-up at the Lakewood Speedway in Atlanta, Georgia.
Motorsports career results
Indianapolis 500 results
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References
- ^ "Motorsport Memorial - George Barringer". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 31 March 2023.