Dave Evans (racing driver) explained

Dave Evans

Birth Name:

David Sloat

Birth Date:

31 August 1898

Birth Place:

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Death Place:

Dillon, Montana, U.S.

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Total Champ Races:	36
Years In Champ:	12
Best Champ Pos:	6th (1933)
First Champ Race:	1925 Charlotte 250 (Charlotte)
Last Champ Race:	1936 Vanderbilt Cup (Westbury)
Champ Wins:	0
Champ Podiums:	2
Champ Poles:	0

Dave Evans (born David Sloat, August 31, 1898 – March 31, 1974) was an American racing driver.

Evans was born in Los Angeles, California. In 1931, he performed a remarkable feat when his Cummins Diesel Special completed the entire Indianapolis 500 without a pit stop.^[1] He died in Dillon, Montana, aged 75.^[2]

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Retired
1927	21	28	107.360	25	5	200	Running
1928	12	23	108.264	19	12	200	Running
1930	24	33	97.342	24	6	200	Running
1931	8	17	96.871	40	13	200	Running
1933	38	36	109.448	36	6	200	Running
1934	6	22	102.414	33	19	81	Transmission
Totals						1081

Starts	6
Poles	0
Front Row	0
Wins	0
Top 5	1
Top 10	3
Retired	1

Notes and References

Kettlewell, Mike. "Indianapolis: The Richest Race in the World", in Northey, Tom, ed. World of Automobiles (London: Orbis, 1974), Volume 9, p.1015.
Web site: Brown . Allen . Dave Evans . 2024-01-21 . OldRacingCars.com . en.