William Bryan Saulpaugh (1905 – April 22, 1933) was an American

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. Saulpaugh relieved

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in the

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for 49 laps and qualified for the 1932 race in a

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in the third position but was knocked out after 55 laps by a broken oil line and was credited with 32nd. He made two other

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starts that season and finished 19th in the championship.Bryan Saulpaugh
''Champ Car Stats'', Retrieved 2011-02-21 He was killed by a crash in a sprint car race in Oakland, California.

Biography

He was born 1905 in

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, to Frederik U. Saulpaugh and Giralda M. Mosher. He died on April 22, 1933, in

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Award

Saulpaugh was inducted in the

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in 2004.

Indy 500 results

References

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