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George Barringer

George Barringer

American racing driver (1906–1946)


George William Barringer (May 10, 1906 – September 2, 1946)[1] was an American racing driver, active during the 1930s and 1940s.

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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

  1. "Motorsport Memorial - George Barringer". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 31 March 2023.

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