Tony Willman
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Tony Willman was an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 racecar driver. He was killed in a midget
Midget car racing
Midget cars, also Speedcars in Australia, are very small race cars with a very high power-to-weight ratio and typically use four-cylinder engines.-Cars:Typically, these cars have 300 to 400 horsepower and weigh...

 car accident.

Career awards

  • He was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame
    National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum
    The National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum is a Hall of Fame and museum for sprint car drivers, owners, mechanics, builders, manufacturers, promoters, sanctioning officials and media members....

     in 1992.

Indy 500 results




Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired
1937
1937 Indianapolis 500
The 25th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 31, 1937.Late in the race, Wilbur Shaw held a comfortable lead, and had lapped second place Ralph Hepburn. With about 20 laps to go, however, Shaw's car had been leaking oil, and had nearly lost...

26 27 118.241 21 25 95 0 Rod
1938
1938 Indianapolis 500
The 26th running of the Indianapolis 500 took place on Monday, May 30, 1938. The race was won by the number 23 car driven by Floyd Roberts. Roberts' car started in the pole position, and was the first car to win from that start since 1930. Roberts led 92 laps, posted an average speed of 117.200...

10 26 118.458 25 27 47 0 Valve
1939
1939 Indianapolis 500
The 27th Indianapolis 500 took place May 30, 1939. The race was won by the number two car of Wilbur Shaw, who started in the third position. The race was notable for a three car accident on lap 109, when Floyd Roberts the reigning champion, was killed when his car went through the wooden outer wall...

51 26 122.771 21 14 188 0 Fuel pump
1941
1941 Indianapolis 500
Results of the 1941 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Friday, May 30, 1941.Notes*Floyd Davis was the starting driver for the #16 car. On lap 72, Davis came in for a pit stop, and was relieved by Mauri Rose. Rose had started the race in another car and dropped out earlier. Rose went on to...

62 25 123.920 11 20 117 0 Rod
Totals 447 0

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

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