George had just finished his fastest lap in his rear engined car, when the car spun through an inner guardrail. The accident punctured his fuel tank, causing the car to catch fire.
George was a 6 time Indianapolis 500 starter. He was laid to rest on 05/11/1940.∼George Bailey was an American racecar driver active in the 1930s. He was killed in a crash during practice for the 1940 Indianapolis 500, when his gasoline tank exploded. He lost control of his car and skidded sideways into a concrete wall. It spun back across the track and hit the inside guard rail, causing the gasoline tank to explode.
Bailey became the first competitor to drive a rear-engine car in the Indianapolis 500 when he contested the 1939 race in a Gulf-Miller.
George was a 6 time Indianapolis 500 starter. He was laid to rest on 05/11/1940.∼George Bailey was an American racecar driver active in the 1930s. He was killed in a crash during practice for the 1940 Indianapolis 500, when his gasoline tank exploded. He lost control of his car and skidded sideways into a concrete wall. It spun back across the track and hit the inside guard rail, causing the gasoline tank to explode.
Bailey became the first competitor to drive a rear-engine car in the Indianapolis 500 when he contested the 1939 race in a Gulf-Miller.
George had just finished his fastest lap in his rear engined car, when the car spun through an inner guardrail. The accident punctured his fuel tank, causing the car to catch fire.
George was a 6 time Indianapolis 500 starter. He was laid to rest on 05/11/1940.∼George Bailey was an American racecar driver active in the 1930s. He was killed in a crash during practice for the 1940 Indianapolis 500, when his gasoline tank exploded. He lost control of his car and skidded sideways into a concrete wall. It spun back across the track and hit the inside guard rail, causing the gasoline tank to explode.
Bailey became the first competitor to drive a rear-engine car in the Indianapolis 500 when he contested the 1939 race in a Gulf-Miller.
George was a 6 time Indianapolis 500 starter. He was laid to rest on 05/11/1940.∼George Bailey was an American racecar driver active in the 1930s. He was killed in a crash during practice for the 1940 Indianapolis 500, when his gasoline tank exploded. He lost control of his car and skidded sideways into a concrete wall. It spun back across the track and hit the inside guard rail, causing the gasoline tank to explode.
Bailey became the first competitor to drive a rear-engine car in the Indianapolis 500 when he contested the 1939 race in a Gulf-Miller.
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