George Vernon Bailey (December 3, 1898 – May 7, 1940) was an American

racing driver Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. In North America, the term is commonly used to describe all forms of automobile sport including non ...

active in the 1930s.

Death

Bailey was killed in a crash during practice for the

1940 Indianapolis 500 The 28th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 30, 1940. The winner was Wilbur Shaw in the same Maserati 8CTF he had driven to victory in 1939. Shaw became the first driver in the history of ...

when his gasoline tank exploded after he spun and hit a wall. Bailey died shortly after. Bailey became the first competitor to drive a rear-engined car in the Indianapolis 500 when he contested the 1939 race in a Gulf-Miller.George Bailey, indymotorspeedway.com
Retrieved 7 December 2015

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bailey, George 1898 births 1940 deaths Indianapolis 500 drivers Racing drivers from Ohio Racing drivers who died while racing Sports deaths in Indiana