Shorty Cantlon Explained

Shorty Cantlon
Birth Name:	William Andrew Cantlon
Birth Date:	18 October 1903
Birth Place:	Cary, Illinois, U.S.
Death Place:	Speedway, Indiana, U.S.
Module1:	Embed: yes Total Champ Races: 38 Years In Champ: 16 Best Champ Pos: 2nd (1930) First Champ Race: 1929 Detroit 100 (Detroit) Last Champ Race: 1947 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) First Champ Win: 1930 Akron 100 (Akron) Last Champ Win: 1934 Syracuse 100 (Syracuse) Champ Wins: 4 Champ Podiums: 9 Champ Poles: 5

William Andrew "Shorty" Cantlon (October 18, 1903 – May 30, 1947)^[1] was an American racing driver.

Death

Cantlon was killed on May 30, 1947, while racing in the 1947 Indianapolis 500.^[2] His accident was on lap 40, after swerving into the outside retaining wall to avoid the spinning car of Bill Holland, who recovered from the spin to finish second.

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Led	Retired
1930	16	3	109.810	3	2	200	0	Running
1931	2	26	110.372	11	27	88	0	Rod
1933	25	13	113.384	16	34	50	0	Rod
1934	15	15	117.875	2	20	76	0	Crankshaft
1935	9	19	118.205	4	6	200	0	Running
1936	7	10	116.912	6	14	194	0	Out of gas
1937	34	25	118.555	18	16	182	0	Flagged
1938	47	20	120.906	14	33	13	0	Supercharger
1939	47	7	125.567	10	32	15	0	Main bearing
1946	64	20	122.432	14	28	28	0	Clutch
1947	24	5	121.462	14	23	40	0	Fatal Crash T1
Totals						1086	0

Starts	11
Poles	0
Front Row	1
Wins	0
Top 5	1
Top 10	2
Retired	8

Notes and References

1. Web site: Motorsport Memorial - Shorty Cantlon . 31 March 2023 . Motorsport Memorial.
2. Web site: Brown . Allen . Shorty Cantlon . 2024-01-29 . OldRacingCars.com . en.