Cliff Woodbury

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

Indy 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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Name	Woodbury, Cliff
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Date of birth	July 8, 1894
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Date of death	November 13, 1984
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