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Robert Webster McDonogh (March 5, 1900 – December 10, 1945) was an American racing driver.

Life and career

McDonogh made 38 starts in AAA Championship racing from 1924 through 1932. Most of McDonogh's career was during the board track era. Outside of Indianapolis, he only made two starts on tracks that weren't board tracks, both at Syracuse. McDonogh won three races on board tracks during the 1925 AAA Championship season, at (Culver City – a non-Championship event; Altoona and Laurel, Maryland). He finished the 1925 season ranked 4th in points. McDonogh did stunt work for movies and later worked as an airplane mechanic.

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year[1] Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired
1924 19 18 91.550 19 10 200 0 Running
1925 14 20 101.931 18 14 188 0 Truss rod
1927 14 7 113.175 8 6 200 0 Running
1929 5 19 111.614 18 18 74 0 Oil tank
1932 58 24 113.276 10 38 17 0 Oil line
Totals 679 0
Starts 5
Poles 0
Front Row 0
Wins 0
Top 5 0
Top 10 2
Retired 3

References

  1. ^ Bob McDonogh Indy 500 Race Stats Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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