Elbert "Babe" Stapp (February 26, 1904 in San Antonio, Texas – September 17, 1980 in Indianapolis, Indiana) was an American racecar driver active in the 1920s and 1930s.
Career award
Indianapolis 500 results
| Year[1] | Car | Start | Qual | Rank | Finish | Laps | Led | Retired | | 1927 | 38 | 24 | 109.555 | 18 | 31 | 24 | 0 | Universal joint | | 1928 | 7 | 5 | 116.887 | 5 | 6 | 200 | 17 | Running | | 1929 | 32 | 4 | 115.618 | 4 | 28 | 40 | 0 | Universal joint | | 1930 | 8 | 32 | 104.950 | 10 | 31 | 18 | 0 | Crash T3 | | 1931 | 39 | 6 | 110.125 | 12 | 35 | 9 | 0 | Oil leak/clutch | | 1933 | 45 | 29 | 116.626 | 9 | 23 | 156 | 60 | Out of gas | | 1935 | 17 | 12 | 116.736 | 8 | 25 | 70 | 4 | Radiator | | 1936 | 21 | 2 | 118.945 | 2 | 24 | 89 | 25 | Crankshaft | | 1937 | 15 | 31 | 117.226 | 29 | 31 | 36 | 0 | Clutch | | 1938 | 34 | 8 | 120.595 | 15 | 26 | 54 | 0 | Valve | | 1939 | 31 | 16 | 125.000 | 12 | 5 | 200 | 0 | Running | | 1940 | 24 | 12 | 123.367 | 11 | 24 | 64 | 0 | Oil line | | Totals | 960 | 106 | | | | Starts | 12 | | Poles | 0 | | Front Row | 1 | | Wins | 0 | | Top 5 | 1 | | Top 10 | 2 | | Retired | 10 | |
- Stapp's finishes from 1927 – 1938 rank as the worst ten-race finishing streak in Indy 500 history.
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