SHAW, WILBUR

born Oct. 31, 1902, near Indianapolis, Ind., U.S. died Oct. 30, 1954, near Peterson, Ind. in full Warren Wilbur Shaw American automobile-racing driver who won the Indianapolis 500 three times1937, 1939, and 1940and was president of the Indianapolis Speedway (194554). He first entered the Memorial Day classic in 1927, when he finished fourth. He placed second in the race in 1933, 1935, and 1938. Shaw retired from racing in 1941. He was killed in an airplane crash.