Wilbur Shaw
| Wilbur Shaw | |||||||
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Shaw on the cover of El Gráfico magazine, 1940 | |||||||
| Born | Warren Wilbur Shaw October 31, 1902 Shelbyville, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | October 30, 1954 (aged 51) Decatur, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||
| Championship titles | |||||||
| AAA Championship Car (1937, 1939) Major victories Indianapolis 500 (1937, 1939, 1940) | |||||||
| Champ Car career | |||||||
| 38 races run over 15 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 1st (1937, 1939) | ||||||
| First race | 1927 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
| Last race | 1941 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
| First win | 1929 Syracuse 100 (Syracuse) | ||||||
| Last win | 1940 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
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Warren Wilbur Shaw (October 31, 1902 – October 30, 1954) was an American racing driver. The second three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1937, 1939 and 1940), he is also remembered for serving as president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from 1945 until his death in 1954.