Kelly Petillo

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Cavino Michele "Kelly" Petillo, (December 5, 1903 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – June 30, 1970 Los Angeles, California) was an American race car driver.

Petillo competed in the Indianapolis 500 on ten occasions, winning the race in 1935 in a year that marked the first win by a car powered by an Offenhauser engine. Petillo went on to win that year's United States National Driving Championship.

In 1937 Petillo participated in the Vanderbilt Cup but engine problems forced him out of the race. Kelly Petillo encountered problems later in his life, spending some time in jail and dying of emphysema in 1970.

[edit] Indy 500 results

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Led	Retired
1932	36	40	104.645	40	12	189	0	Flagged
1933	27	25	113.037	18	19	168	0	Spun & stalled
1934	17	1	119.329	1	11	200	6	Running
1935	5	22	115.095	15	1	200	102	Running
1937	25	20	124.129	2	20	109	0	Out of oil
1938	35	21	119.827	19	22	100	0	Camshaft
1939	35	24	123.660	16	18	141	0	Pistons
1940	35	13	125.331	5	21	128	0	Bearing
1941	22	19	124.417	7	27	48	0	Rod
Totals						1283	108