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William "Shorty" Cantlon (1904 Paris, Illinois – May 30, 1947 Indianapolis, Indiana) was an American racecar driver. He was killed while racing in the 1947 Indianapolis 500.
[edit] Indy 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 |
Crash T1 |
| Totals |
1086 |
0 |
|
|
| Starts |
11 |
| Poles |
0 |
| Front Row |
1 |
| Wins |
0 |
| Top 5 |
1 |
| Top 10 |
2 |
| Retired |
8 |
|
