Bill Cummings (November 11, 1906 Indianapolis, Indiana – February 8, 1939 Indianapolis, Indiana) knicknamed "Wild Bill", won the 1934 Indianapolis 500 and set the diesel . Cummings died driving a passenger automobile on State Road 29 in Indianapolis, when he hit a guard rail and plunged 50 feet (15 m) into Lick Creek. Cummings was pulled from the water by passers-by while still alive,[1] but died in the hospital two days later . [2]
Indy 500 results
| Year |
Car |
Start |
Qual |
Rank |
Finish |
Laps |
Led |
Retired |
| 1930 |
6 |
22 |
106.173 |
4 |
5 |
200 |
0 |
Running |
| 1931 |
3 |
2 |
112.563 |
4 |
28 |
70 |
4 |
Oil line |
| 1932 |
10 |
12 |
111.204 |
19 |
19 |
151 |
0 |
Crankshaft |
| 1933 |
5 |
1 |
118.530 |
1 |
25 |
136 |
32 |
Radiator |
| 1934 |
7 |
10 |
116.116 |
6 |
1 |
200 |
57 |
Running |
| 1935 |
1 |
5 |
116.901 |
6 |
3 |
200 |
0 |
Running |
| 1936 |
2 |
13 |
115.939 |
14 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
Clutch |
| 1937 |
16 |
1 |
123.343 |
3 |
6 |
200 |
0 |
Running |
| 1938 |
7 |
16 |
122.393 |
7 |
24 |
72 |
0 |
Radiator |
| Totals |
1229 |
93 |
|
|
| Starts |
9 |
| Poles |
2 |
| Front Row |
3 |
| Wins |
1 |
| Top 5 |
3 |
| Top 10 |
4 |
| Retired |
5 |
|
References
- ^ Associated Press, as published in the Albuquerque Journal, February 8th, 1939, page 2.
- ^ Injuries Kill Cummings Associated Press, as published in the New York Times, February 8th, 1939.
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