George Robson

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George Robson (/ˈrɒbsən/; February 24, 1909 - September 2, 1946) was a Canadian racecar driver active in the 1940s. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Robson later moved to Ontario and finally to the U.S. in 1924.

Robson was the winner of the first Indianapolis 500 following World War II (1946) but would die later that year with George Barringer in an accident at Lakewood Speedway in Atlanta, Georgia. Robson's brother Hal also competed in the Indy 500.

Indy 500 results

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Led	Retired
1940	17	23	122.562	18	23	67	0	Shock absorber
1941	10	16	121.576	22	25	66	0	Oil leak
1946	16	15	125.541	5	1	200	138	Running
Totals						333	138

Starts	3
Poles	0
Front Row	0
Wins	1
Top 5	1
Top 10	1
Retired	2

Preceded by Mauri Rose Floyd Davis	Indianapolis 500 Winner 1946	Succeeded by Mauri Rose

v t e Indianapolis 500 winners

Four-time	A. J. Foyt Al Unser, Sr. Rick Mears

Three-time	Louis Meyer Wilbur Shaw Mauri Rose Johnny Rutherford Bobby Unser Hélio Castroneves Dario Franchitti

Two-time	Tommy Milton Bill Vukovich Rodger Ward Gordon Johncock Emerson Fittipaldi Arie Luyendyk Al Unser, Jr. Dan Wheldon

One-time	Ray Harroun Joe Dawson Jules Goux René Thomas Ralph DePalma Dario Resta Howdy Wilcox Gaston Chevrolet Jimmy Murphy Lora L. Corum Joe Boyer Pete DePaolo Frank Lockhart George Souders Ray Keech Billy Arnold Louis Schneider Fred Frame Bill Cummings Kelly Petillo Floyd Roberts Floyd Davis George Robson Bill Holland Johnnie Parsons Lee Wallard Troy Ruttman Bob Sweikert Pat Flaherty Sam Hanks Jimmy Bryan Jim Rathmann Parnelli Jones Jim Clark Graham Hill Mario Andretti Mark Donohue Tom Sneva Danny Sullivan Bobby Rahal Jacques Villeneuve Buddy Lazier Eddie Cheever Kenny Bräck Juan Pablo Montoya Gil de Ferran Buddy Rice Sam Hornish, Jr. Scott Dixon Tony Kanaan

Winning Owners	Roger Penske A. J. Foyt Michael Andretti/Kim Green Eddie Cheever Chip Ganassi Bryan Herta Bobby Rahal/David Letterman Pat Patrick Doug Shierson Fred Treadway Ron Hemelgarn Jim Trueman Parnelli Jones Andy Granatelli Jim Hall Dan Gurney J. C. Agajanian Howard Keck Frank Kurtis Lou Moore Wilbur Shaw Kelly Petillo Louis Meyer Jimmy Murphy Louis Chevrolet Kevin Kalkhoven/Jimmy Vasser

Winning Teams	All American Racers A. J. Foyt Enterprises Andretti-Green Racing Bryan Herta Autosport Chaparral Cars Cheever Racing Chip Ganassi Racing Doug Shierson Racing Penske Racing Galles/KRACO Racing Hemelgarn Racing McLaren Racing Limited Mecom Racing Team Patrick Racing Rahal Letterman Racing Team Green Team Lotus Treadway Racing Truesports Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing KV Racing Technology

Persondata
Name	Robson, George
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian racing driver
Date of birth	February 24, 1909
Place of birth
Date of death	September 2, 1946
Place of death

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