title: George Barringer
text: # George Barringer
  
  George William Barringer (May 2, 1906 – September 2, 1946) was an American racecar driver, active during the 1930s and 1940s. 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.
  
  ## Indianapolis 500 results
  
  | Year | Car | Start | Qual | Rank | Finish | Laps | Led | Retired |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1934 | 18 | 12 | 113.859 | 11 | 15 | 161 | 0 | Bent front axle |
  | 1936 | 17 | 14 | 112.700 | 27 | 8 | 200 | 0 | Running |
  | 1939 | 41 | 15 | 120.935 | 28 | 6 | 200 | 0 | Running |
  | 1940 | 6 | 16 | 121.889 | 22 | 14 | 191 | 0 | Flagged |
  | 1941 | 35 | 32 | 122.299 | 18 | 32 | 0 | 0 | DNS |
  | 1946 | 26 | 24 | 120.628 | 22 | 29 | 27 | 0 | Gears |
  | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 779 | 0 | |
  | Starts | 6 |
  | Poles | 0 |
  | Front Row | 0 |
  | Wins | 0 |
  | Top 5 | - | Top 10 | 2 |
  | Retired | 3 |
  