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William "Shorty" Cantlon (1904 Paris, Illinois – May 30, 1947 Indianapolis, Indiana) was an American racecar driver. He was killed on May 30, 1947, while racing in the 1947 Indianapolis 500 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. Cantlon's car was left resting against the wall until the end of the 200-lap race.
[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 |
|
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