Wilbur Shaw

Wilbur Shaw
Shaw on the cover of El Gráfico magazine, 1940
BornWarren Wilbur Shaw
(1902-10-31)October 31, 1902
Shelbyville, Indiana, U.S.
DiedOctober 30, 1954(1954-10-30) (aged 51)
Decatur, Indiana, U.S.
Championship titles
AAA Championship Car (1937, 1939)
Major victories
Indianapolis 500 (1937, 1939, 1940)
Champ Car career
38 races run over 15 years
Best finish1st (1937, 1939)
First race1927 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Last race1941 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
First win1929 Syracuse 100 (Syracuse)
Last win1940 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Wins Podiums Poles
6 12 1

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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