Paul Brown Bost (December 7, 1904 – December 21, 1987) was an American racing driver.[1][2] He raced in events from 1929 and appeared on both dirt or board oval tracks. He continued racing until 1935, when he was a relief driver for Mauri Rose at the Indianapolis 500. In 1935, he married and fulfilled a pledge to his new wife to cease racing promptly upon marriage.[3]
Motorsports career results
Indianapolis 500 results
| Year
|
Car
|
Start
|
Qual
|
Rank
|
Finish
|
Laps
|
Led
|
Retired
|
| 1931
|
31
|
3
|
112.125
|
5
|
31
|
35
|
2
|
Crankshaft
|
| 1932
|
17
|
8
|
111.885
|
14
|
37
|
18
|
0
|
Crankshaft
|
| 1933
|
24
|
33
|
111.330
|
24
|
40
|
13
|
0
|
Oil line
|
| Totals
|
66
|
2
|
|
|
| Starts
|
3
|
| Poles
|
0
|
| Front Row
|
1
|
| Wins
|
0
|
| Top 5
|
0
|
| Top 10
|
0
|
| Retired
|
3
|
|
References
- ^ Brown, Allen. "Paul Bost". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ "Paul Bost". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ Brown, Allen. "Paul Bost". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 2024-04-30.