Bob Sall

American racing driver (1908–1974)
Bob Sall
BornRobert Sall Jr.
(1908-01-22)January 22, 1908
Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedOctober 14, 1974(1974-10-14) (aged 66)
Cream Ridge, New Jersey, U.S.
Championship titles
AAA Eastern Big Car (1933)
Champ Car career
4 races run over 4 years
Best finish21st (1937)
First race1934 Mines Field Race (Mines Field)
Last race1937 Syracuse 100 (Syracuse)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 1 0

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

Racing career

Sall was the Eastern big car champion in 1933.[1] He made four AAA Championship Car starts from 1934 through 1937, including the 1935 Indianapolis 500, in which he drove a radical front wheel drive Miller chassis powered by a Ford V8 engine.[2] Sall was primarily a big car racer, and he later became NASCAR's Eastern field manager.[3]

Awards and honors

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

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired
1935 46 33 110.519 33 29 47 0 Steering
Totals 47 0
Starts 1
Poles 0
Front Row 0
Wins 0
Top 5 0
Top 10 0
Retired 1

References

  1. ^ "AutoRacingRecords.com". www.autoracingrecords.com. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  2. ^ Bob Sall, Champ Car Stats, Retrieved 2010-06-15
  3. ^ Jenkins, Richard. Bob Sall, Old Racing Cars, Retrieved 2010-06-15