title: Overton Phillips
text: # Overton Phillips
  
  Overton Phillips (20 September 1908 Ottumwa, Iowa – 1 April 1999 Santa Barbara, California) was an American racecar driver. His nickname was Bunny. He was an authority on Bugatti cars.
  
  ## Biography
  
  He was born on September 20, 1908, in Ottumwa, Iowa.
  
  In the trials for the 1937 Indianapolis 500 his car burst into flames when a crank shaft broke and punctured his gas tank. He crashed into the pit stop killing George Warford. Otto Rohde died of his injuries on June 1. He died on April 1, 1999, in Santa Barbara, California.
  
  ## Indy 500 results
  
  | Year | Car | Start | Qual | Rank | Finish | Laps | Led | Retired |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1941 | 26 | 26 | 116.298 | 33 | 13 | 187 | 0 | Flagged |
  | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 187 | 0 | |
  | Starts | 1 |
  | Poles | 0 |
  | Front Row | 0 |
  | Wins | 0 |
  | Top 5 | 0 |
  | Top 10 | 0 |
  | Retired | 0 |
  