1940 Indianapolis 500
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The 28th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 30, 1940. The winner was Wilbur Shaw in the same Maserati 8CTF he had driven to victory in 1939. Sha
Wilbur Shaw in Boyle Special
Wilbur Shaw
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Warren Wilbur Shaw was an American racing driver. The second three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, he is also remembered for serving as president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from 1945 unti
1940 Indianapolis 500
…The 28th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 30, 1940. The winner was Wilbur Shaw in the same Maserati 8CTF he had driven to victory in 1939. Shaw became the first driver in the history of the race to win in consecutive years. It…
Shaw on the cover of El Gráfico magazine, 1940
Shaw's winning car from the 1939 and 1940 Indianapolis 500s