George William Barringer (May 10, 1906 – September 2, 1946) was an American racing driver, active during the 1930s and 1940s.
Racing career
Barringer made 17 Championship Car starts with a best finish of second at Springfield in August 1935 and Milwaukee in August 1939. In 1941, Barringer debuted a revolutionary rear-engined racecar at the Indianapolis 500; he only placed 32nd after a garage fire destroyed the car before the race began. He and George Robson were killed in the same multicar pile-up at the Lakewood Speedway in Atlanta, Georgia.
Motorsports career results
Indianapolis 500 results
YearCarStartQualRankFinishLapsLedRetired19341812113.85911151610Bent front axle19361714112.7002782000Running19394115120.9352862000Running1940616121.88922141910Flagged19413532122.299183200DNS19462624120.6282229270GearsTotals7790
Starts6Poles0Front Row0Wins0Top 50Top 102Retired3
References
Sources
Profile at Motorsport Memorial