| George Bailey | |||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Name: | George Vernon Bailey | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 3 December 1898 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Death Place: | Speedway, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
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George Vernon Bailey (December 3, 1898[1] – May 7, 1940) was an American racing driver active in the 1930s.[2] [3]
Bailey was killed in a crash during practice for the 1940 Indianapolis 500 when his gasoline tank exploded after he spun and hit a wall. Bailey died shortly after.[4]
Bailey became the first competitor to drive a rear-engined car in the Indianapolis 500 when he contested the 1939 race in a Gulf-Miller.[5]
| Year | Car | Start | Qual | Rank | Finish | Laps | Led | Retired | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 58 | 16 | 111.063 | 25 | 32 | 12 | 0 | Crash T3 | |
| 1935 | 35 | 29 | 113.432 | 25 | 26 | 65 | 0 | Steering | |
| 1937 | 43 | 28 | 117.497 | 25 | 21 | 107 | 0 | Clutch | |
| 1938 | 12 | 29 | 116.393 | 29 | 12 | 166 | 0 | Clutch | |
| 1939 | 17 | 6 | 125.821 | 9 | 26 | 47 | 0 | Valve | |
| Totals | 397 | 0 | |||||||
| Starts | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Poles | 0 | |
| Front Row | 0 | |
| Wins | 0 | |
| Top 5 | 0 | |
| Top 10 | 0 | |
| Retired | 5 |