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| Birth Name: | Frank Bardwell Wearne | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 27 May 1913 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Belle Plaine, Iowa, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Frank Bardwell Wearne (May 27, 1913 – February 21, 1985) was an American racing driver.[1] [2]
Wearne grew up in Altadena, California and began his racing career in roadsters on the Jeffries Ranch track in Burbank. He moved on to race at the Culver City Legion Speedway dirt track and Legion Ascot Speedway. After Ascot closed, Wearne raced successfully in the Pacific Northwest, then headed to the Midwest. An Indianapolis 500 specialist, he participated in the race 7 times, with a best finish of 7th in 1940. He only made two Championship Car starts in races other than the Indianapolis 500. After retiring from racing, he worked at a brewery for 20 years [3]
| Year | Car | Start | Qual | Rank | Finish | Laps | Led | Retired | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 44 | 33 | 118.220 | 22 | 24 | 99 | 0 | Carburetor | |
| 1938 | 29 | 17 | 121.405 | 11 | 10 | 181 | 0 | Flagged | |
| 1939 | 14 | 17 | 125.074 | 11 | 9 | 200 | 0 | Running | |
| 1940 | 9 | 7 | 123.216 | 12 | 7 | 195 | 0 | Flagged | |
| 1941 | 7 | 6 | 123.890 | 12 | 8 | 200 | 0 | Running | |
| 1946 | 7 | 29 | 121.233 | 19 | 8 | 197 | 0 | Flagged | |
| 1947 | 31 | 15 | 117.716 | 26 | 14 | 128 | 0 | Spun T3 | |
| Totals[4] | 1200 | 0 | |||||||
| Starts | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Poles | 0 | |
| Front Row | 0 | |
| Wins | 0 | |
| Top 5 | 0 | |
| Top 10 | 5 | |
| Retired | 2 |