Al Putnam

Al Putnam
Al Putnam
Born	Adelbert William Putnam; October 9, 1908; Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Died	September 15, 1946 (aged 37); Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Champ Car career
	7 races run over 7 years
Best finish	12th (1941)
First race	1936 Vanderbilt Cup (Westbury)
Last race	1946 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)

Adelbert William Putnam (October 9, 1908 – September 15, 1946) was an American racing driver. Putnam was killed during qualifying for the first dirt-car race to be held at the Indiana State Fair.

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Retired
1938	36	23	116.791	28	32	15	Crankshaft
1940	44	28	120.818	28	19	179	Flagged
1941	55	31	121.951	20	12	200	Running
1946	12	13	116.283	33	15	120	Magneto
Totals						514

Starts	4
Poles	0
Front Row	0
Wins	0
Top 5	0
Top 10	0
Retired	2

References

↑ "Al Putnam". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
↑ "Motorsport Memorial -". motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
↑ "IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com - Driver Stats". Archived from the original on August 1, 2019. Retrieved May 19, 2016.

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[1] "Al Putnam". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved March 17, 2024.

[2] "Motorsport Memorial -". motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved March 17, 2024.

[3] "IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com - Driver Stats". Archived from the original on August 1, 2019. Retrieved May 19, 2016.