Al Putnam Explained
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 |
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1938 | 36 | 23 | 116.791 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 0 | Crankshaft |
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1940 | 44 | 28 | 120.818 | 28 | 19 | 179 | 0 | Flagged |
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1941 | 55 | 31 | 121.951 | 20 | 12 | 200 | 0 | Running |
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1946 | 12 | 13 | 116.283 | 33 | 15 | 120 | 0 | Magneto |
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Totals[3] | 514 | 0 | | |
Starts | 4 |
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Poles | 0 |
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Front Row | 0 |
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Wins | 0 |
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Top 5 | 0 |
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Top 10 | 0 |
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Retired | 2 | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Al Putnam . 2024-03-17 . www.champcarstats.com.
- Web site: Motorsport Memorial - . 2024-03-17 . motorsportmemorial.org.
- Web site: IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com - Driver Stats . 2016-05-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190801171510/https://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/events/indy500/history/historical-stats/driver-stats/drivers/al-putnam . 2019-08-01 . dead .