American racing driver (1898–1974)
Dave Evans (born David Sloat, August 31, 1898 – March 31, 1974) was an American racing driver.
Evans was born in Los Angeles, California. In 1931, he performed a remarkable feat when his Cummins Diesel Special completed the entire Indianapolis 500 without a pit stop.[1] He died in Dillon, Montana, aged 75.[2]
Motorsports career results
Indianapolis 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
|
|
References
- ^ Kettlewell, Mike. "Indianapolis: The Richest Race in the World", in Northey, Tom, ed. World of Automobiles (London: Orbis, 1974), Volume 9, p.1015.
- ^ Brown, Allen. "Dave Evans". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 2024-01-21.