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Bob Burman (23 April 1884 Imlay City, Michigan – 18 April 1916 Corona, California) was an American racecar driver active in the formative years of auto racing. He competed at the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in 1911, and was the winner of the first feature race at the track (the Prest-O-Lite Trophy Race) in 1909.
Death
He was killed in a road race, when he rolled over in his open-cockpit Peugeot car. His death caused his friends Barney Oldfield and Harry Arminius Miller to join forces to build a race car that incorporated a roll cage inside a streamlined driver's compartment that completely enclosed the driver (called the "Golden Submarine").
Indy 500 results
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