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Warren Wilbur Shaw at age 5 won his first race riding a goat at the county fair. He would go on to become one of the greatest open-wheel racers in history, winning the Indianapolis 500 three times and helping save the Speedway from being sold as an industrial park after World War II. Wilbur started racing in the early 1920's and finished fourth ...
This is the story of the first of Wilbur Shaw's three Indianapolis 500 victories in 1937. Driving what he called his "pay" car, a machine he designed and built himself, local boy Shaw won what would prove to be the Indy 500's closest finish for 45 years. He narrowly beat Ralph Hepburn by little more than two seconds on a hot, sunny day. The ...
Born near Shelbyville, Indiana, Shaw spent his formative years divided between Shelbyville and Greensburg. He moved to Indianapolis at age 16, found employment in a variety of automotive-related jobs, and soon began constructing his own car for dirt-track racing. After several successful seasons of driving on dirt tracks for other car owners ...
Warren Wilbur Shaw was born October 31, 1902 in Shelbyville, Indiana. Shaw gain national acclaim as a racecar driver and as President of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Shaw was a three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1937, 1939, & 1940), and served as President of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) from 1945 until his death in 1954.
Born in Shelbyville, Indiana, Shaw was one of the outstanding open-wheel drivers during the 1920s and 1930s. He finished fourth in his first appearance in the Indianapolis 500 in 1927. He had bad luck during the 1928, 1930, and 1932 races where a variety of mechanical failures ended his drive. In 1933, he finished second in the race.
Aug 15, 2019 · Wilbur Shaw, Joe Huff, Arthur Chevrolet, Louis Schneider and Howdy Wilcox, who would all race in the Indianapolis 500, brought their "specials" — the Rickenbackers, Fronty-Fords and Chevrolets ...
