Al Putnam Explained

Al Putnam
Birth Name:	Adelbert William Putnam
Birth Date:	9 October 1908
Birth Place:	Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Death Place:	Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Module1:	Embed: yes Total Champ Races: 7 Years In Champ: 7 Best Champ Pos: 12th (1941) First Champ Race: 1936 Vanderbilt Cup (Westbury) Last Champ Race: 1946 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) Champ Wins: 0 Champ Podiums: 0 Champ Poles: 0

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
1938	36	23	116.791	28	32	15	0	Crankshaft
1940	44	28	120.818	28	19	179	0	Flagged
1941	55	31	121.951	20	12	200	0	Running
1946	12	13	116.283	33	15	120	0	Magneto
Totals^[3]						514	0

Starts	4
Poles	0
Front Row	0
Wins	0
Top 5	0
Top 10	0
Retired	2

Notes and References

1. Web site: Al Putnam . 2024-03-17 . www.champcarstats.com.
2. Web site: Motorsport Memorial - . 2024-03-17 . motorsportmemorial.org.
3. 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 .