Overton Phillips

Overton Phillips (20 September 1908 Ottumwa, Iowa – 1 April 1999 Santa Barbara, California) was an American racecar driver. His nickname was Bunny. He was an authority on Bugatti cars.

Biography[]

He was born on September 20, 1908 in Ottumwa, Iowa.

In the trials for the 1937 Indianapolis 500 his car burst into flames when a crank shaft broke and punctured his gas tank. He crashed into the pit stop killing George Warford. Otto Rohde died of his injuries on June 1.^[1] He died on April 1, 1999 in Santa Barbara, California.

Indy 500 results[]

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Led	Retired
1941	26	26	116.298	33	13	187	0	Flagged
Totals						187	0

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

References[]

^ Associated Press (May 28, 1937). "Racer Crashes, Kills Watcher. Others Hurt When Flaming Car ..." The Milwaukee Journal. Retrieved 2012-10-09. Speedway officials attributed the accident to the breaking of a crank shaft and the puncturing of the gas tank on a racer piloted by Overton Phillips of Los Angeles ...

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[1] Associated Press (May 28, 1937). "Racer Crashes, Kills Watcher. Others Hurt When Flaming Car ..." The Milwaukee Journal. Retrieved 2012-10-09. Speedway officials attributed the accident to the breaking of a crank shaft and the puncturing of the gas tank on a racer piloted by Overton Phillips of Los Angeles ...

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