Cliff Woodbury

Cliff Woodbury (July 8, 1894 in Chicago, Illinois – November 13, 1984 in Alton, Illinois) was an American racecar driver. After crashing on the third lap of the 1929 Indianapolis 500, Woodbury became the first Indy pole-sitter to finish in last place. This feat would not be repeated until Pancho Carter in 1985.

Cliff Woodbury also set the one mile (1.6 km) record at Daytona Beach in 1930 with a run of 180.90 mph (291.13 km/h)

Indianapolis 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired
1926 36 14 105.109 10 3 158 0 Flagged
1927 15 6 113.200 7 19 108 0 Supercharger
1928 10 2 120.418 2 23 55 0 Timing gears
1929 8 1 120.599 1 33 3 0 Crash T3
Totals 324 0

Starts 4
Poles 1
Front Row 2
Wins 0
Top 5 1
Top 10 1
Retired 3


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