Bryan Saulpaugh
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Bryan Saulpaugh was an American
United States
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 racecar driver. Saulpaugh relieved Chet Miller
Chet Miller
Chet Miller was an American racecar driver. He was killed in a crash in the south turn of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during practice for the 1953 Indianapolis 500. During his long Indy career, Miller earned the nickname "Dean of the Speedway"...

 in the 1931 Indianapolis 500
1931 Indianapolis 500
Results of the 1931 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 30, 1931....

 for 49 laps and qualified for the 1932 race in a Miller in the third position but was knocked out after 55 laps by a broken oil line and was credited with 32nd. He made two other National Championship
American Championship Car Racing
Since 1916 there has been a recognized United States national automobile racing National Championship for drivers of professional-level, single-seat open wheel race cars. The championship has been under the auspices of several different sanctioning bodies since 1909. Since 1911, the Indianapolis...

 starts that season and finished 19th in the championship. He was killed by a crash in a sprint car race in Oakland, California.

Award

Saulpaugh was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum
The National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum is a Hall of Fame and museum for sprint car drivers, owners, mechanics, builders, manufacturers, promoters, sanctioning officials and media members....

 in 2004.

Indy 500 results




Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired
1932
1932 Indianapolis 500
-Race Summary:Fred Frame won the 1932 after several strong showings in previous Indy 500 events. Frame, with mechanic Jerry Houck riding beside him, won with an average speed of , a speed that broke the seven-year-old record set by Peter DePaolo....

27 3 114.369 4 32 55 0 Oil line
Totals 55 0

Starts 1
Poles 0
Front Row 1
Wins 0
Top 5 0
Top 10 0
Retired 1

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