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Elbert "Babe" Stapp (February 26, 1904 in San Antonio, Texas – September 17, 1980 in Indianapolis, Indiana) was an American racecar driver active in the 1920s and 1930s.
Career award
Indianapolis 500 results
| Year[1]
|
Car
|
Start
|
Qual
|
Rank
|
Finish
|
Laps
|
Led
|
Retired
|
| 1927
|
38 |
24 |
109.555 |
18 |
31 |
24 |
0 |
Universal joint
|
| 1928
|
7 |
5 |
116.887 |
5 |
6 |
200 |
17 |
Running
|
| 1929
|
32 |
4 |
115.618 |
4 |
28 |
40 |
0 |
Universal joint
|
| 1930
|
8 |
32 |
104.950 |
10 |
31 |
18 |
0 |
Crash T3
|
| 1931
|
39 |
6 |
110.125 |
12 |
35 |
9 |
0 |
Oil leak/clutch
|
| 1933
|
45 |
29 |
116.626 |
9 |
23 |
156 |
60 |
Out of gas
|
| 1935
|
17 |
12 |
116.736 |
8 |
25 |
70 |
4 |
Radiator
|
| 1936
|
21 |
2 |
118.945 |
2 |
24 |
89 |
25 |
Crankshaft
|
| 1937
|
15 |
31 |
117.226 |
29 |
31 |
36 |
0 |
Clutch
|
| 1938
|
34 |
8 |
120.595 |
15 |
26 |
54 |
0 |
Valve
|
| 1939
|
31 |
16 |
125.000 |
12 |
5 |
200 |
0 |
Running
|
| 1940
|
24 |
12 |
123.367 |
11 |
24 |
64 |
0 |
Oil line
|
| Totals |
960 |
106 |
|
|
| Starts
|
12
|
| Poles
|
0
|
| Front Row
|
1
|
| Wins
|
0
|
| Top 5
|
1
|
| Top 10
|
2
|
| Retired
|
10
|
|
- Stapp's finishes from 1927 – 1938 rank as the worst ten-race finishing streak in Indy 500 history.
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