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Bob Burman (23 April 1884 Imlay City, Michigan
Imlay City, Michigan

Imlay City is a city in Lapeer County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,869 at the United States Census, 2000....
 – 18 April 1916 Corona, California
Corona, California

Corona is a city in Riverside County, California, California, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the city had a total population of 124,966....
) was an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 racecar driver active in the formative years of auto racing. He competed at the inaugural Indianapolis 500
1911 Indianapolis 500

The 1911 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, or International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race, the first recorded automobile automobile racing of such distance in history, and cause for the largest public gathering in the Indianapolis up to that time, was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday, May 30, 1911....
 in 1911.








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Bob Burman (23 April 1884 Imlay City, Michigan
Imlay City, Michigan

Imlay City is a city in Lapeer County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,869 at the United States Census, 2000....
 – 18 April 1916 Corona, California
Corona, California

Corona is a city in Riverside County, California, California, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the city had a total population of 124,966....
) was an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 racecar driver active in the formative years of auto racing. He competed at the inaugural Indianapolis 500
1911 Indianapolis 500

The 1911 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, or International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race, the first recorded automobile automobile racing of such distance in history, and cause for the largest public gathering in the Indianapolis up to that time, was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday, May 30, 1911....
 in 1911.

Death

He was killed in a road race, when he rolled over in his open-cockpit Peugeot
Peugeot

Peugeot is a major France automobile brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citro?n. Its parent company PSA Peugeot Citro?n is the second largest carmaker in Europe, behind Volkswagen....
 car. His death caused his friends Barney Oldfield
Barney Oldfield

Berna Eli "Barney" Oldfield was an automobile racer and pioneer. He was born on a farm on the outskirts of Wauseon, Ohio. He was the first man to drive a car at 60 miles per hour on an oval....
 and Harry Arminius Miller
Harry Arminius Miller

Harry Arminius Miller was an influential and famous United States race car builder, most active in the 1920s and 1930s. In the opinion of noted American racing historian Griffith Borgeson, Miller was "the greatest creative figure in the history of the American racing car"....
 to join forces to build a race car that incorporated a roll cage inside a streamlined driver's compartment that completely enclosed the driver (called the "Golden Submarine").

Indy 500 results

YearCarStartQualRankFinishLapsLedRetired
1911
1911 Indianapolis 500

The 1911 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, or International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race, the first recorded automobile automobile racing of such distance in history, and cause for the largest public gathering in the Indianapolis up to that time, was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday, May 30, 1911....
45 39 — — 19 126 0 Flagged
1912
1912 Indianapolis 500

The 1912 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, or International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race, the second such race in history, was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday, May 30, 1912....
15 12 84.110 7 12 157 0 Crash T2
1913
1913 Indianapolis 500

The 1913 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, or International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race, the third such race in history, was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 30, 1913....
4 21 84.170 7 11 188 41 Flagged
1914
1914 Indianapolis 500

The 1914 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, or International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race, the fourth such race in history, was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 30, 1914....
17 22 90.410 12 24 47 0 Rod
1915
1915 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1915 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 31, 1915....
8 7 92.400 7 6 200 0 Running
Totals 718 41  
Starts5
Poles0
Front Row0
Wins0
Top 50
Top 101
Retired2