Overton Phillips | |||||||
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Born | Overton Axton Phillips September 20, 1908 Ottumwa, Iowa, U.S. | ||||||
Died | April 1, 1999 Santa Barbara, California, U.S. | (aged 90)||||||
Champ Car career | |||||||
5 races run over 4 years | |||||||
Best finish | 23rd ( 1940) | ||||||
First race | 1936 Vanderbilt Cup ( Westbury) | ||||||
Last race | 1941 Syracuse 100 ( Syracuse) | ||||||
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Overton Axton Phillips (September 20, 1908 – April 1, 1999) was an American racing driver. [1]
During trials for the 1937 Indianapolis 500, Overton's car burst into flames when a crank shaft broke and punctured his gas tank. He crashed into the pits, killing George Warford. [2]
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Speedway officials attributed the accident to the breaking of a crank shaft and the puncturing of the gas tank on a racer piloted by Overton Phillips of Los Angeles ...