Shorty Cantlon

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

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 4 9 5

Death

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

Indianapolis 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 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 Poles 0 Front Row 1 Wins 0 Top 5 1 Top 10 2 Retired 8

References

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