Clay Weatherly Explained

Clay Weatherly
Birth Name:Clay F. Weatherly
Birth Date:28 May 1910
Birth Place:Harmon, Illinois, U.S.
Death Place:Speedway, Indiana, U.S.
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Total Champ Races:1
Years In Champ:1
First Champ Race:1935 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Champ Wins:0
Champ Podiums:0
Champ Poles:0

Clay F. Weatherly (May 28, 1910 – May 30, 1935) was an American racing driver.[1]

Life and racing career

Born in Illinois, Weatherly lived most of his life in Wisconsin. He played fullback for Janesville High School. He began racing locally in 1932.[2]

Death

Weatherly was killed in Speedway, Indiana, during the 1935 Indianapolis 500.[3]

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

YearCarStartQualRankFinishLapsLedRetired
19354525115.902103290Crash T4
Totals[4] 90
Starts1
Poles0
Front Row0
Wins0
Top 50
Top 100
Retired1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clay Weatherly . 2024-03-16 . www.champcarstats.com.
  2. Web site: Brown . Allen . Clay Weatherly . 2024-03-16 . OldRacingCars.com . en.
  3. Web site: Motorsport Memorial - Clay Weatherly . March 31, 2023 . Motorsport Memorial.
  4. Web site: Driver Stats. IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com. July 30, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160529171250/http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/events/indy500/history/historical-stats/driver-stats/drivers/clay-weatherly. May 29, 2016. dead.