Paul Bost Explained

Paul Bost

Birth Name:

Paul Brown Bost

Birth Date:

7 December 1904

Birth Place:

Matthews, North Carolina, U.S.

Death Place:

Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.

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Total Champ Races:	11
Years In Champ:	5
Best Champ Pos:	16th (1931)
First Champ Race:	1929 Detroit 100 (Detroit)
Last Champ Race:	1933 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Champ Wins:	0
Champ Podiums:	1
Champ Poles:	1

Paul Brown Bost (December 7, 1904 – December 21, 1987) was an American racing driver.^[1] ^[2] He raced in events from 1929 and appeared on both dirt or board oval tracks. He continued racing until 1935, when he was a relief driver for Mauri Rose at the Indianapolis 500. In 1935 he married and fulfilled a pledge to his new wife to cease racing promptly upon marriage.^[3]

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Led	Retired
1931	31	3	112.125	5	31	35	2	Crankshaft
1932	17	8	111.885	14	37	18	0	Crankshaft
1933	24	33	111.330	24	40	13	0	Oil line
Totals						66	2

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

Notes and References

Web site: Brown . Allen . Paul Bost . 2024-01-30 . OldRacingCars.com . en.
Web site: Paul Bost . 2024-01-30 . www.champcarstats.com.
Web site: Brown . Allen . Paul Bost . 2024-04-30 . OldRacingCars.com . en.