Frank Wearne

American racecar driver

For the English recipient of the Victoria Cross, see Frank Bernard Wearne.

Frank Wearne (May 27, 1913, Belle Plaine, Iowa – February 21, 1985 Los Angeles, California) was an American racecar driver. He grew up in Altadena, California and began his racing career in roadsters on the Jeffries Ranch track in Burbank. He moved on to race at the Culver City Legion Speedway dirt track and Legion Ascot Speedway. After Ascot closed, Wearne raced successfully in the Pacific Northwest, then headed to the Midwest. An Indianapolis 500 specialist, he participated in the race 7 times, with a best finish of 7th in 1940. He only made two Championship Car starts in races other than the Indy 500. After retiring from racing, he worked at a brewery for 20 years [1]

## Indy 500 results[2][edit]

| Year  | Car  | Start  | Qual  | Rank  | Finish  | Laps  | Led  | Retired

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1937 | 44  | 33  | 118.220  | 22  | 24  | 99  | 0  | Carburetor
1938 | 29  | 17  | 121.405  | 11  | 10  | 181  | 0  | Flagged
1939 | 14  | 17  | 125.074  | 11  | 9  | 200  | 0  | Running
1940 | 9  | 7  | 123.216  | 12  | 7  | 195  | 0  | Flagged
1941 | 7  | 6  | 123.890  | 12  | 8  | 200  | 0  | Running
1946 | 7  | 29  | 121.233  | 19  | 8  | 197  | 0  | Flagged
1947 | 31  | 15  | 117.716  | 26  | 14  | 128  | 0  | Spun T3
Totals | 1200  | 0  |
| Starts  | 7

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Poles  | 0
Front Row  | 0
Wins  | 0
Top 5  | 0
Top 10  | 5
Retired  | 2

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Indianapolis 500's history featutes two drivers from Altadena". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. 27 May 2012.
2. ^ "Driver Stats". IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com. Retrieved 2016-07-30.

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