Robert Sall Jr. (January 22, 1908 – October 14, 1974) was an American

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Racing career

Sall was the Eastern big car champion in 1933. He made four AAA

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starts from 1934 through 1937, including the

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, in which he drove a radical

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chassis powered by a Ford V8 engine. Sall was primarily a big car racer, and he later became

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's Eastern field manager.Jenkins, Richard
Bob Sall
''Old Racing Cars'', Retrieved 2010-06-15

Awards and honors

Sall was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1992.

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

References

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