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Bob McDonogh

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Bob McDonogh
McDonogh in 1925
BornRobert Webster McDonogh
(1900-03-05)March 5, 1900
San Francisco, California, U.S.
DiedDecember 10, 1945(1945-12-10) (aged 45)
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Champ Car career
38 races run over 7 years
Best finish4th (1925)
First race1924 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Last race1932 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
First win1925 Autumn Classic (Altoona)
Last win1925 Laurel 250 #2 (Laurel)
Wins Podiums Poles
2 8 4

Robert Webster McDonogh (March 5, 1900 – December 10, 1945) was an American racing driver.

Life and career

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McDonogh made 38 starts in AAA Championship racing from 1924 through 1932. Most of McDonogh's career was during the board track era. Outside of Indianapolis, he only made two starts on tracks that weren't board tracks, both at Syracuse. McDonogh won three races on board tracks during the 1925 AAA Championship season, at (Culver City – a non-Championship event; Altoona and Laurel, Maryland). He finished the 1925 season ranked 4th in points. McDonogh did stunt work for movies and later worked as an airplane mechanic.

Motorsports career results

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Indianapolis 500 results

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Year[1] Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired
1924 19 18 91.550 19 10 200 0 Running
1925 14 20 101.931 18 14 188 0 Truss rod
1927 14 7 113.175 8 6 200 0 Running
1929 5 19 111.614 18 18 74 0 Oil tank
1932 58 24 113.276 10 38 17 0 Oil line
Totals 679 0
Starts 5
Poles 0
Front Row 0
Wins 0
Top 5 0
Top 10 2
Retired 3

References

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