Shorty Cantlon

Shorty Cantlon
Shorty Cantlon
Born	William Andrew Cantlon; October 18, 1903; Cary, Illinois, U.S.
Died	May 30, 1947 (aged 43); Speedway, Indiana, U.S.
Champ Car career
	38 races run over 16 years
Best finish	2nd (1930)
First race	1929 Detroit 100 (Detroit)
Last race	1947 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
First win	1930 Akron 100 (Akron)
Last win	1934 Syracuse 100 (Syracuse)

William Andrew "Shorty" Cantlon (October 18, 1903 – May 30, 1947)^[1] was an American racing driver.

Death

Cantlon was killed on May 30, 1947, while racing in the 1947 Indianapolis 500.^[2] His accident was 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.

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Retired
1930	16	3	109.810	3	2	200	Running
1931	2	26	110.372	11	27	88	Rod
1933	25	13	113.384	16	34	50	Rod
1934	15	15	117.875	2	20	76	Crankshaft
1935	9	19	118.205	4	6	200	Running
1936	7	10	116.912	6	14	194	Out of gas
1937	34	25	118.555	18	16	182	Flagged
1938	47	20	120.906	14	33	13	Supercharger
1939	47	7	125.567	10	32	15	Main bearing
1946	64	20	122.432	14	28	28	Clutch
1947	24	5	121.462	14	23	40	Fatal Crash T1
Totals						1086

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

References

^ "Motorsport Memorial - Shorty Cantlon". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
^ Brown, Allen. "Shorty Cantlon". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 2024-01-29.

[mem-1] "Motorsport Memorial - Shorty Cantlon". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 31 March 2023.

[2] Brown, Allen. "Shorty Cantlon". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 2024-01-29.

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