Shorty Cantlon

American racing driver (1903–1947)

Shorty Cantlon

Born| William Andrew Cantlon
(1903-10-18)October 18, 1903
Cary, Illinois, U.S.
Died| May 30, 1947(1947-05-30) (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)
| Wins | Podiums | Poles

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4 | 9 | 5

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

## Death

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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

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### Indianapolis 500 results

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

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1930 | 16  | 3  | 109.810  | 3  | 2  | 200  | 0  | Running
1931 | 2  | 26  | 110.372  | 11  | 27  | 88  | 0  | Rod
1933 | 25  | 13  | 113.384  | 16  | 34  | 50  | 0  | Rod
1934 | 15  | 15  | 117.875  | 2  | 20  | 76  | 0  | Crankshaft
1935 | 9  | 19  | 118.205  | 4  | 6  | 200  | 0  | Running
1936 | 7  | 10  | 116.912  | 6  | 14  | 194  | 0  | Out of gas
1937 | 34  | 25  | 118.555  | 18  | 16  | 182  | 0  | Flagged
1938 | 47  | 20  | 120.906  | 14  | 33  | 13  | 0  | Supercharger
1939 | 47  | 7  | 125.567  | 10  | 32  | 15  | 0  | Main bearing
1946 | 64  | 20  | 122.432  | 14  | 28  | 28  | 0  | Clutch
1947 | 24  | 5  | 121.462  | 14  | 23  | 40  | 0  | Fatal Crash T1
Totals | 1086  | 0  |
| Starts  | 11

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

## References

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

*[Best finish]: Best finish in the championship