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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Wilbur_ShawWilbur Shaw - Wikipedia

    Warren Wilbur Shaw (October 31, 1902 – October 30, 1954) was an American racing driver. The second three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1937, 1939 and 1940), he is also remembered for serving as president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from 1945 until his death in 1954.

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  3. www.britannica.com › biography › Wilbur-ShawWilbur Shaw | Indianapolis 500, 3-time winner, IndyCar

    Wilbur Shaw was an American automobile-racing driver who won the Indianapolis 500 three times—1937, 1939, and 1940—and was president of the Indianapolis Speedway (1945–54). He first entered the Memorial Day classic in 1927, when he finished fourth.

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  4. indymotorspeedway.com › Wilbur_ShawWilbur Shaw Biography Information - Indy Motor Speedway

    (AP) -- WILBUR SHAW, 52, president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and three-time winner of the 500-mile race, and two companions were killed in a plane crash

  5. www.firstsuperspeedway.com › articles › wilbur-shawWilbur Shaw's 1937 Indy 500 Win | First Super Speedway

    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.

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  7. www.automotivehalloffame.org › honoree › wilbur-shaw» Wilbur Shaw | Automotive Hall of Fame

    Won the Indianapolis 500 in 1937, 1939 and 1940, becoming the first to win back-to-back races. Reorganized and directed Firestone Tire and Rubber Company’s aviation division during World War II; also developed Firestone’s Channel Tread tire and the self-sealing fuel tank.

  8. imsmuseum.org › fame_inductee › wilbur-shawWilbur Shaw - IMS Museum

    Shaw won Indianapolis 500 races in 1937, 1939, and 1940, duplicating Louis Meyer’s three Indianapolis 500 triumphs, and becoming the first driver to win consecutive Indianapolis races.

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  10. www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com › newsShaw Writes History, Caps Amazing String of Indy 500 Success ...

    Apr 3, 2020 · Shaw’s on-track success at Indianapolis was capped off when he wrote a significant piece of Indianapolis 500 history in 1940. Eighty years ago, Shaw won the 28th Running of the Indianapolis 500 and became the first driver to win back-to-back 500-mile races.

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