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Floyd Eldon Davis (March 5, 1909 Oakford, Illinois – May 31, 1977 Indianapolis, Indiana) was the co-winner of the 1941 Indianapolis 500.

Floyd Davis drove the first 72 laps of the 1941 race before being replaced by Mauri Rose, who completed the race in the lead.

He is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis.[1]

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired
1937 32 24 118.942 14 15 190 0 Crash T3
1939 56 29 119.375 29 27 43 0 Shock absorber
1940 61 33 120.797 30 20 157 0 Flagged
1941 16 17 121.106 25 1 72 0 Relieved
Totals 462 0
Starts 4
Poles 0
Front Row 0
Wins 1
Top 5 1
Top 10 1
Retired 2

References[]

  1. ↑ "Indianapolis Auto greats". Celebrating Automotive Heritage at Crown Hill Cemetery (Crown Hill Cemetery). 2011. http://www.crownhillhf.org/docs/IndianapolisAutoGreatsHandout.pdf. Retrieved 2012-09-10. 
Preceded by:
Wilbur Shaw
Indianapolis 500 Winner
1941
Succeeded by:
George Robson



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