Shorty Cantlon
American racing driver

Shorty Cantlon

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American racing driver
Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of America
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Engineer
Work field:
Engineering
Birth:
1904(Paris, USA)
Death:
30 May 1947
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William "Shorty" Cantlon (1904 in Paris, Illinois – May 30, 1947 in Indianapolis, Indiana) was an American racecar driver. He was killed on May 30, 1947, while racing in the 1947 Indianapolis 500 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. After his body was removed, Cantlon's car was left resting against the wall until the end of the 200-lap race.

Indianapolis 500 results

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