Name Overton Phillips Role Racing driver | Died April 1, 1999 | |
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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.
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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 Warfield. He died on April 1, 1999 in Santa Barbara, California.
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