Ernie Triplett

Ernie Triplett
Ernie Triplett
Born	Ernest Leo Triplett; September 25, 1906; Champ Car career
	11 races run over 5 years
Best finish	7th (1931)
First race	1929 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Last race	1933 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)

Ernest Leo Triplett (September 25, 1906

racing driver. He was the American Automobile Association Pacific Southwest champion in 1931 and 1932.^[2] Triplett died from injuries sustained in a crash during a AAA Pacific Southwest "big car" race at Imperial, California

Awards and honors

Year^[3]	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Led	Retired
1929	47	20	114.789	7	26	48	0	Rod
1930	17	6	105.618	9	17	125	0	Piston
1931	25	5	111.034	10	7	200	0	Running
1932	7	31	114.935	3	22	125	14	Clutch
1933	16	5	117.685	5	33	61	0	Piston
Totals						559	14

^ The Talk of Gasoline Alley, Network Indiana, May 25, 2006
^ "AutoRacingRecords.com". www.autoracingrecords.com. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
^ "Ernie Triplett Indy 500 Race Stats". Archived from the original on 2006-05-08. Retrieved 2007-01-04.