Mike Salay

Michael Szalai called Mike Salay (born June 10, 1909 in South Bend , Indiana , † November 19, 1973 ibid) was an American racing driver .

Career

Salay started in eight races for the AAA National Series between 1948 and 1951 . He achieved his best result in 1949 on the Trenton circuit in sixth place.

In 1948 , 1949 and 1951 he tried to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 mile race . Only his first attempt in 1948 was successful. From 31st place on the grid he drove a Wetteroth - Offenhauser for only 13 laps until his engine went on strike.

statistics

Indy 500 results

year	Start number	begin	Agony (km / h)	Result	Round	guide	failure
1948	58	DNQ
	95	DNQ
	86	31	198.559	30th	13	0	engine
1949	49	DNQ
1951	41	DNQ			0		Training accident

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

literature

• Rick Popely, L. Spencer Riggs: Indianapolis 500 Chronicle. Publications International Ltd., Lincolnwood IL 1998, ISBN 0-7853-2798-3 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Race results