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| Birth Name: | Edward Clifford Wilbert Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 2 September 1915 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Narrowsburg, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Death Place: | Winchester, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Edward Clifford "Bus" Wilbert Jr. (September 2, 1915 – August 11, 1946) was an American racing driver.[1] He was killed during a AAA Big Car event at Winchester Speedway.[2]
Wilbert was a racer of both big cars and midgets. His first racing competition was in 1941, while previous to that he raced midget auto races. In 1941 he joined the U.S. Navy as a test pilot and flight instructor.[3] He was a lieutenant and a combat pilot. He was a leading driver in the Consolidated Midget Racing Association and he won three AAA Championship races. He was part of the 1946 AAA Championship Car season.
On August 11, 1946, Wilbert's car skidded on the shoulder of a turn at Funk's Speedway (later to be called Winchester Speedway)[4] in Winchester, New York. the car struck that of Eddie Zalecki, who lived.He was married and had a daughter.