Mike Salay (born Michael Szalai; June 10, 1909 – November 19, 1973) was an American

racecar driver Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organis ...

from South Bend, Indiana. Salay made eight starts in AAA Championship Car in 1948 and 1949 including the

1948 Indianapolis 500 The 32nd International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 31, 1948. For the second year in a row, the Blue Crown Spark Plug teammates Mauri Rose and Bill Holland finished 1st-2nd. Rose became the seco ...

. He attempted to qualify again in 1949 but failed to do so. His best finish was sixth at

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in 1949. In 1950 he attempted the June Milwaukee Mile race and failed to qualify. He entered the

1951 Indianapolis 500 The 35th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday, May 30, 1951. The event was part of the 1951 AAA National Championship Trail, and was also race 2 of 8 in the 1951 World Championship of Driver ...

but wrecked his car in a practice crash.Mike Salay
''Champ Car Stats'', Retrieved 2010-06-15

Indy 500 results

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