Al Putnam

American racing driver (1908–1946)
Al Putnam
BornAdelbert William Putnam
(1908-10-09)October 9, 1908
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
DiedSeptember 15, 1946(1946-09-15) (aged 37)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Champ Car career
7 races run over 7 years
Best finish12th (1941)
First race1936 Vanderbilt Cup (Westbury)
Last race1946 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 0 0

Adelbert William Putnam (October 9, 1908 – September 15, 1946) was an American racing driver.[1] Putnam was killed during qualifying for the first dirt-car race to be held at the Indiana State Fair.[2]

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired
1938 36 23 116.791 28 32 15 0 Crankshaft
1940 44 28 120.818 28 19 179 0 Flagged
1941 55 31 121.951 20 12 200 0 Running
1946 12 13 116.283 33 15 120 0 Magneto
Totals[3] 514 0
Starts 4
Poles 0
Front Row 0
Wins 0
Top 5 0
Top 10 0
Retired 2

References

  1. ^ "Al Putnam". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  2. ^ "Motorsport Memorial -". motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  3. ^ "IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com - Driver Stats". Archived from the original on 2019-08-01. Retrieved 2016-05-19.


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