Clarence Belt

Clarence W. Belt (27 February 1890 in Xenia, Ohio – 15 September 1969 in Moraine, Ohio) was an American racecar driver.^[1] He failed to qualify for the 1925 Indianapolis 500 but qualified for the 1928 race. In 1927 he attempted two other Championship Car races but failed to qualify for both of them.

Belt has the distinction of becoming the first driver ever to qualify a V-type engine at Indianapolis.

Indianapolis 500 results[]

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Led	Retired
1928	41	25	96.026	28	27	32	0	Valve
Totals						32	0

Starts	1
Poles	0
Front Row	0
Wins	0
Top 5	0
Top 10	0
Retired	1

External links[]

Clarence Belt statistics at ChampCarStats.com

References[]

^ The Talk of Gasoline Alley. May 10, 2010. WFNI.

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[1] The Talk of Gasoline Alley. May 10, 2010. WFNI.

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