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Babe Stapp
Born	Elbert Achilles Stapp (1904-02-26)February 26, 1904 San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Died	September 17, 1980(1980-09-17) (aged 76) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Championship titles
AAA Midwest Big Car (1935)
Champ Car career
38 races run over 14 years
Best finish	4th (tie) (1939)
First race	1927 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Last race	1940 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
First win	1927 Charlotte 100 (Charlotte)
Last win	1939 Milwaukee 100 (Milwaukee)
Wins Podiums Poles 2 4 0

Elbert Achilles "Babe" Stapp (February 26, 1904 – September 17, 1980) was an American racing driver active in the 1920s and 1930s. He also was a member of the infamous 13 Black Cats (1924).

Awards and honors

• Stapp was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1994.

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1927 38 24 109.555 18 31 24 0 Universal joint 1928 7 5 116.887 5 6 200 17 Running 1929 32 4 115.618 4 28 40 0 Universal joint 1930 8 32 104.950 10 31 18 0 Crash T3 1931 39 6 110.125 12 35 9 0 Oil leak/clutch 1933 45 29 116.626 9 23 156 60 Out of gas 1935 17 12 116.736 8 25 70 4 Radiator 1936 21 2 118.945 2 24 89 25 Crankshaft 1937 15 31 117.226 29 31 36 0 Clutch 1938 34 8 120.595 15 26 54 0 Valve 1939 31 16 125.000 12 5 200 0 Running 1940 24 12 123.367 11 24 64 0 Oil line Totals 960 106

Starts 12 Poles 0 Front Row 1 Wins 0 Top 5 1 Top 10 2 Retired 10

• Stapp's finishes from 1927 – 1938 rank as the worst ten-race finishing streak in Indianapolis 500 history.