Cliff Woodbury
Cliff Woodbury (July 8, 1894 in Chicago, Illinois – November 13, 1984 in Alton, Illinois) was an American racecar driver. After crashing on the third lap of the 1929 Indianapolis 500, Woodbury becomes the first Indy pole-sitter to finish in last place. This feat will not be repeated until Pancho Carter retires with mechanical problems six laps into the 1985 Indianapolis 500. Cliff Woodbury also set the one mile (1.6 km) record at Daytona Beach in 1930 with a run of 180.90 mph (291.13 km/h)
Indy 500 results
| Year |
Car |
Start |
Qual |
Rank |
Finish |
Laps |
Led |
Retired |
| 1926 |
36 |
14 |
105.109 |
10 |
3 |
158 |
0 |
Flagged |
| 1927 |
15 |
6 |
113.200 |
7 |
19 |
108 |
0 |
Supercharger |
| 1928 |
10 |
2 |
120.418 |
2 |
23 |
55 |
0 |
Timing gears |
| 1929 |
8 |
1 |
120.599 |
1 |
33 |
3 |
0 |
Crash T3 |
| Totals |
324 |
0 |
|
|
| Starts |
4 |
| Poles |
1 |
| Front Row |
2 |
| Wins |
0 |
| Top 5 |
1 |
| Top 10 |
1 |
| Retired |
3 |
|