Cliff Woodbury was an American

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 racecar driver. After crashing on the third lap of the 1929 Indianapolis 500

1929 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1929 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday, May 30, 1929.*Ray Keech reigned as champion for only 17 days; he was killed at Altoona Speedway June 15, 1929....

, Woodbury becomes the first Indy pole-sitter to finish in last place. This feat will not be repeated until Pancho Carter

Pancho Carter

Duane "Pancho" Carter, Jr. is a retired American race car driver. He is most famous for his participation in CART races.-Background:...

 retires with mechanical problems six laps into the 1985 Indianapolis 500

1985 Indianapolis 500

The 69th Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis, United States on Sunday, May 26, 1985. Due to a dramatic spin by eventual race winner Danny Sullivan, the race is known in auto racing lore as the "Spin and Win".-Recap:...

. Cliff Woodbury also set the one mile (1.6 km) record at Daytona Beach in 1930 with a run of 180.9 mi/h

Indy 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1926 1926 Indianapolis 500 Results of the 1926 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 31, 1926. "Twenty-eight cars, groomed to mirror brilliance, wheeled in behind Louis Chevrolet and his Chrysler pace car for the start." -Footnotes:... 36 14 105.109 10 3 158 0 Flagged 1927 1927 Indianapolis 500 Results of the 1927 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 30, 1927.... 15 6 113.200 7 19 108 0 Supercharger 1928 1928 Indianapolis 500 Results of the 1928 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday, May 30, 1928.... 10 2 120.418 2 23 55 0 Timing gears 1929 1929 Indianapolis 500 Results of the 1929 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday, May 30, 1929.*Ray Keech reigned as champion for only 17 days; he was killed at Altoona Speedway June 15, 1929.... 8 1 120.599 1 33 3 0 Crash T3 Totals 324 0

Starts 4 Poles 1 Front Row 2 Wins 0 Top 5 1 Top 10 1 Retired 3