- Dave Evans (driver)
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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.
Categories:- American racecar drivers
- Indianapolis 500 drivers
- 1898 births
- 1974 deaths
- American auto racing biography stubs
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