George Bailey (racing driver)

George Bailey
Born	George Vernon Bailey(1898-12-03)December 3, 1898 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died	May 7, 1940(1940-05-07) (aged 41) Speedway, Indiana, U.S.
Champ Car career
7 races run over 8 years
Best finish	15th (tie) (1938)
First race	1934Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Last race	1939Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Wins Podiums Poles 0 0 0

George Vernon Bailey (December 3, 1898^[1] – May 7, 1940) was an American racing driver active in the 1930s.^[2][3]

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

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.comArchived 2018-09-05 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 7 December 2015

External links

• George Bailey at Find a Grave