Dave Evans (racing driver)
Dave Evans (31 August 1898 Los Angeles, California – 31 March 1974 Dell, Montana) was an American racecar driver. In 1931, he performed a remarkable feat when his Cummins Diesel Special completed the entire Indy 500 without a pit stop.[1]
Indy 500 results
| Year |
Car |
Start |
Qual |
Rank |
Finish |
Laps |
Led |
Retired |
| 1927 |
21 |
28 |
107.360 |
25 |
5 |
200 |
0 |
Running |
| 1928 |
12 |
23 |
108.264 |
19 |
12 |
200 |
0 |
Running |
| 1930 |
24 |
33 |
97.342 |
24 |
6 |
200 |
0 |
Running |
| 1931 |
8 |
17 |
96.871 |
40 |
13 |
200 |
0 |
Running |
| 1933 |
38 |
36 |
109.448 |
36 |
6 |
200 |
0 |
Running |
| 1934 |
6 |
22 |
102.414 |
33 |
19 |
81 |
0 |
Transmission |
| Totals |
1081 |
0 |
|
|
| Starts |
6 |
| Poles |
0 |
| Front Row |
0 |
| Wins |
0 |
| Top 5 |
1 |
| Top 10 |
3 |
| Retired |
1 |
|
Notes
- ↑ Kettlewell, Mike. "Indianapolis: The Richest Race in the World", in Northey, Tom, ed. World of Automobiles (London: Orbis, 1974), Volume 9, p.1015.