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American racing driver (1908–1946)
Al Putnam
BornAdelbert William Putnam
(1908-10-09)October 9, 1908
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
DiedSeptember 15, 1946(1946-09-15) (aged 37)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Champ Car career
7 races run over 7 years
Best finish12th (1941)
First race1936 Vanderbilt Cup (Westbury)
Last race1946 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 0 0

Adelbert William Putnam (October 9, 1908 – September 15, 1946) was an American racing driver. Putnam was killed during qualifying for the first dirt-car race to be held at the Indiana State Fair.

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired
1938 36 23 116.791 28 32 15 0 Crankshaft
1940 44 28 120.818 28 19 179 0 Flagged
1941 55 31 121.951 20 12 200 0 Running
1946 12 13 116.283 33 15 120 0 Magneto
Totals 514 0
Starts 4
Poles 0
Front Row 0
Wins 0
Top 5 0
Top 10 0
Retired 2

References

  1. "Al Putnam". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  2. "Motorsport Memorial -". motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  3. "IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com - Driver Stats". Archived from the original on 2019-08-01. Retrieved 2016-05-19.


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