George Barringer

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

George Barringer
Born	George William Barringer (1906-05-10)May 10, 1906 Cleburne, Texas, U.S.
Died	September 2, 1946(1946-09-02) (aged 40) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Champ Car career
17 races run over 9 years
Best finish	6th (1939)
First race	1932 Roby 100 (Roby)
Last race	1946 Atlanta 100 (Lakewood)
Wins Podiums Poles 0 2 0

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

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1934 18 12 113.859 11 15 161 0 Bent front axle 1936 17 14 112.700 27 8 200 0 Running 1939 41 15 120.935 28 6 200 0 Running 1940 6 16 121.889 22 14 191 0 Flagged 1941 35 32 122.299 18 32 0 0 DNS 1946 26 24 120.628 22 29 27 0 Gears Totals 779 0

Starts 6 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 0 Top 10 2 Retired 3