Ernie Triplett Explained

Ernie Triplett
Birth Name:	Ernest Leo Triplett
Birth Date:	25 September 1906
Birth Place:	Barry, Illinois, U.S.
Death Place:	El Centro, California, U.S.
Titles:	AAA West Coast Big Car (1931, 1932)
Module1:	Embed: yes Total Champ Races: 11 Years In Champ: 5 Best Champ Pos: 7th (1931) First Champ Race: 1929 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) Last Champ Race: 1933 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) Champ Wins: 0 Champ Podiums: 2 Champ Poles: 1

Ernest Leo Triplett (September 25, 1906^[1] – March 5, 1934) was an American racing driver. He was the American Automobile Association Pacific Southwest champion in 1931 and 1932.^[2] Triplett died from injuries sustained in a crash during a AAA Pacific Southwest "big car" race at Imperial, California.

Awards and honors

• Triplett was named to the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1991.

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year^[3]	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Led	Retired
1929	47	20	114.789	7	26	48	0	Rod
1930	17	6	105.618	9	17	125	0	Piston
1931	25	5	111.034	10	7	200	0	Running
1932	7	31	114.935	3	22	125	14	Clutch
1933	16	5	117.685	5	33	61	0	Piston
Totals						559	14

Starts	5
Poles	0
Front Row	0
Wins	0
Top 5	0
Top 10	1
Retired	4

Notes and References

1. The Talk of Gasoline Alley, Network Indiana, May 25, 2006
2. Web site: AutoRacingRecords.com . 2024-03-31 . www.autoracingrecords.com.
3. Web site: Ernie Triplett Indy 500 Race Stats . 2007-01-04 . 2006-05-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060508000945/http://www.indy500.com/stats/drivers.php?drivername=Ernie%20Triplett . dead .